Structure 35A095 · Ohio County, WV

Interstate 70 EB over Wheeling Creek & City ST

Carries Interstate 70 EB over Wheeling Creek & City ST, 0.35 Mi. East Jct US 40.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,219 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,219 ft end to end: about 3.4 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.

Built196660 years old
Length1219.5 ft371.7 m
Daily traffic28,082counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Location0.35 Mi. East Jct US 40
CarriesInterstate 70 EB
CrossesWheeling Creek & City ST
Coordinates40.07350, -80.71271

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1219.5 ft (371.7 m)
Max Span140.4 ft (42.8 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area3977.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,082 (2023)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

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 Number00000000035A095

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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