Structure 39A039 · Preston County, WV

Preston Co RT 14/4 over Cheat River

Carries Preston Co RT 14/4 over Cheat River, 2.10 Mi East Co RT 21.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9 · sets the rating

224 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 through truss.

Built1912114 years old
Length224.4 ft68.4 m
Daily traffic10counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Location2.10 Mi East Co RT 21
CarriesPreston Co RT 14/4
CrossesCheat River
Coordinates39.59480, -79.74829

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length224.4 ft (68.4 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area335.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1912

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000039A039

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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