Structure 35A078 · Ohio County, WV

Interstate 70 over Middle Creek & Cr39

Carries Interstate 70 over Middle Creek & Cr39, 1.42 Mi. East Jct US 40.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT414 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

414 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 6 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.

Built1968rebuilt 1980
Length414.4 ft126.3 m
Daily traffic13,950counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Location1.42 Mi. East Jct US 40
CarriesInterstate 70
CrossesMiddle Creek & Cr39
Coordinates40.04449, -80.63055

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length414.4 ft (126.3 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1717.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,950 (2023)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

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 Number00000000035A078

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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