Structure 35A076 · Ohio County, WV

Interstate 70 over Mid.whg Crk Us40 Cty ST

Carries Interstate 70 over Mid.whg Crk Us40 Cty ST, Jct I-70 And US 40.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very 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 FT685 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

685 ft end to end: about 1.9 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.

Built197056 years old
Length684.7 ft208.7 m
Daily traffic21,750counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
LocationJct I-70 And US 40
CarriesInterstate 70
CrossesMid.whg Crk Us40 Cty ST
Coordinates40.04502, -80.65672

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length684.7 ft (208.7 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Area3610.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,750 (2023)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge3
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 Number00000000035A076

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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