Structure 10A220 · Fayette County, WV

I-77 over Fayette County 23/3

Carries I-77 over Fayette County 23/3, 2.6 Mi S Mahan I/c.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT873 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

873 ft end to end, longest span 139 ft: about 2.4 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.

Built198145 years old
Length873.0 ft266.1 m
Daily traffic27,220counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Location2.6 Mi S Mahan I/c
CarriesI-77
CrossesFayette County 23/3
Coordinates37.99892, -81.34301

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length873.0 ft (266.1 m)
Max Span138.8 ft (42.3 m)
Deck Width90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Deck Area7344.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,220 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000010A220

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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