Structure 6A134 · Cabell County, WV

I 64 EB over CR 52/8 And Medley Fork

Carries I 64 EB over CR 52/8 And Medley Fork, 0.72 Mi East Of US 52.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT724 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

724 ft end to end: about 2.0 football fields. 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.

Built199333 years old
Length723.8 ft220.6 m
Daily traffic26,800counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Location0.72 Mi East Of US 52
CarriesI 64 EB
CrossesCR 52/8 And Medley Fork
Coordinates38.39712, -82.46812

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length723.8 ft (220.6 m)
Max Span154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area2382.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000006A134

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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