Structure 20A852 · Kanawha County, WV

I-79 NB over US 119 & Left Hand Fork

Carries I-79 NB over US 119 & Left Hand Fork, 1.27 Miles North Of CR 53.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT344 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

344 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built201214 years old
Length344.2 ft104.9 m
Daily traffic20,600counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Location1.27 Miles North Of CR 53
CarriesI-79 NB
CrossesUS 119 & Left Hand Fork
Coordinates38.53099, -81.34008

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length344.2 ft (104.9 m)
Max Span128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1426.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000020A852

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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