Structure 25A904 · Marion County, WV

Mary Ellen Street over Pyles Fork

Carries Mary Ellen Street over Pyles Fork, On Mary Ellen ST Mann.

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
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

53 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built1905rebuilt 1996
Length53.5 ft16.3 m
Daily traffic200counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMarion
LocationOn Mary Ellen ST Mann
CarriesMary Ellen Street
CrossesPyles Fork
Coordinates39.53436, -80.34457

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Max Span52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area89.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000025A904

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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