Structure 20A657 · Kanawha County, WV

US 119 South over Davis Creek

Carries US 119 South over Davis Creek, 1.27 Mi N Of Wv 214.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT302 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

302 ft end to end: about 4 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.

Built198640 years old
Length302.5 ft92.2 m
Daily traffic27,500counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Location1.27 Mi N Of Wv 214
CarriesUS 119 South
CrossesDavis Creek
Coordinates38.34059, -81.70530

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length302.5 ft (92.2 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Area1539.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000020A657

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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