Structure 49A120 · Upshur County, WV

US 33 E over Us33

Carries US 33 E over Us33, 0.08 Mi East Of Co RT 3/6.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT315 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

315 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.

Built199135 years old
Length315.0 ft96 m
Daily traffic4,550counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Location0.08 Mi East Of Co RT 3/6
CarriesUS 33 E
CrossesUs33
Coordinates38.98221, -80.15851

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length315.0 ft (96 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area1,296 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,550 (2018)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
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 Number00000000049A120

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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