Structure 39A085 · Preston County, WV

Preston Co RT 33/5 over Fields Creek

Carries Preston Co RT 33/5 over Fields Creek, 0.45 Mi South Co RT 29.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

26 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 bridge of this kind.

Built195274 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic50counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Location0.45 Mi South Co RT 29
CarriesPreston Co RT 33/5
CrossesFields Creek
Coordinates39.47571, -79.84904

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area29.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number00000000039A085

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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