Structure 20A431 · Kanawha County, WV

I-77 SB over Us119 I-64E&W Elk R Crt

Carries I-77 SB over Us119 I-64E&W Elk R Crt, 1.45 Miles North Of Wv114.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,366 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

2,366 ft end to end: about 6.6 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length2366.5 ft721.3 m
Daily traffic57,900counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Location1.45 Miles North Of Wv114
CarriesI-77 SB
CrossesUs119 I-64E&W Elk R Crt
Coordinates38.35972, -81.63161

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length2366.5 ft (721.3 m)
Max Span248.0 ft (75.6 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area9737.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic57,900 (2020)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000020A431

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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