Structure 31A176 · Monongalia County, WV

Interstate 79 SB over US 19

Carries Interstate 79 SB over US 19, 3.40 Mi North Co RT 19/24.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

192 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built196759 years old
Length191.9 ft58.5 m
Daily traffic13,750counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMonongalia
Location3.40 Mi North Co RT 19/24
CarriesInterstate 79 SB
CrossesUS 19
Coordinates39.69244, -80.04275

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length191.9 ft (58.5 m)
Max Span85.6 ft (26.1 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area783.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,750 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000031A176

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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