Structure 47A078 · Tucker County, WV

US 219 And Wv 72 over Shavers Fork Cheat River

Carries US 219 And Wv 72 over Shavers Fork Cheat River, 0.15 Miles N. Jct. Wv 72.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT221 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

221 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.

Built200818 years old
Length221.1 ft67.4 m
Daily traffic5,900counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 48 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyTucker
Location0.15 Miles N. Jct. Wv 72
CarriesUS 219 And Wv 72
CrossesShavers Fork Cheat River
Coordinates39.09749, -79.67819

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length221.1 ft (67.4 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area950.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000047A078

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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