Structure 17A188 · Harrison County, WV

Harrison Co RT 35 over West Fork River

Carries Harrison Co RT 35 over West Fork River, 0.04 Mi West US RT 19.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT215 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

215 ft end to end: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1940rebuilt 1992
Length215.2 ft65.6 m
Daily traffic600counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Location0.04 Mi West US RT 19
CarriesHarrison Co RT 35
CrossesWest Fork River
Coordinates39.15069, -80.43623

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length215.2 ft (65.6 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area472.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic600 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000017A188

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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