Structure 25A224 · Marion County, WV

Marion Co RT 17 over Paw Paw Creek

Carries Marion Co RT 17 over Paw Paw Creek, 0.15 Mi East Co RT 17/12.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 4 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.

Built199630 years old
Length254.6 ft77.6 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMarion
Location0.15 Mi East Co RT 17/12
CarriesMarion Co RT 17
CrossesPaw Paw Creek
Coordinates39.53388, -80.12886

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length254.6 ft (77.6 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area791.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000025A224

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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