Structure 5A052 · Brooke County, WV

Ramp A From US 22 over Railroad

Carries Ramp A From US 22 over Railroad, 0.01 Mi. West Jct Wv 2.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT426 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

426 ft end to end: about 6 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.

Built198442 years old
Length425.5 ft129.7 m
Daily traffic3,217counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Location0.01 Mi. West Jct Wv 2
CarriesRamp A From US 22
CrossesRailroad
Coordinates40.37956, -80.60516

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length425.5 ft (129.7 m)
Max Span125.7 ft (38.3 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area1232.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,217 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000005A052

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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