Structure 1A087 · Barbour County, WV

US 119 over A&o Railroad

Carries US 119 over A&o Railroad, 1.01 Mi S Co 10.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT213 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

213 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193789 years old
Length212.9 ft64.9 m
Daily traffic2,300counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBarbour
Location1.01 Mi S Co 10
CarriesUS 119
CrossesA&o Railroad
Coordinates39.22995, -80.05459

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length212.9 ft (64.9 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area662.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,300 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000001A087

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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