Structure 31A140 · Monongalia County, WV

Interstate 68 EB over Wv 7 Deckers Creek

Carries Interstate 68 EB over Wv 7 Deckers Creek, 2.84 Mi East US RT 119.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT708 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

708 ft end to end, longest span 117 ft: 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.

Built197353 years old
Length708.0 ft215.8 m
Daily traffic16,250counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMonongalia
Location2.84 Mi East US RT 119
CarriesInterstate 68 EB
CrossesWv 7 Deckers Creek
Coordinates39.61129, -79.92291

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length708.0 ft (215.8 m)
Max Span117.5 ft (35.8 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area2934.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,250 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000031A140

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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