Structure 35A006 · Ohio County, WV

Ramp Us250 To I70e over Wheeling Creek

Carries Ramp Us250 To I70e over Wheeling Creek, Junction US 250 & I 70 EB.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT422 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

422 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2021
Length422.2 ft128.7 m
Daily traffic5,900counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
LocationJunction US 250 & I 70 EB
CarriesRamp Us250 To I70e
CrossesWheeling Creek
Coordinates40.07328, -80.71189

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length422.2 ft (128.7 m)
Max Span94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area939.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic28%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000035A006

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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