Structure 35A005 · Ohio County, WV

US 250 Northbound over Vacant Lot

Carries US 250 Northbound over Vacant Lot, Junction US 250 & I70 WB.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT199 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

199 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2020
Length199.1 ft60.7 m
Daily traffic6,880counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
LocationJunction US 250 & I70 WB
CarriesUS 250 Northbound
CrossesVacant Lot
Coordinates40.07348, -80.71423

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length199.1 ft (60.7 m)
Max Span99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Deck Width19.4 ft (5.9 m)
Deck Area358.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,880 (2022)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge1

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 Number00000000035A005

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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