Structure 43A110 · Ritchie County, WV

US 50 Ebl over Wv Rt. 16

Carries US 50 Ebl over Wv Rt. 16, 0.31 Mile East Of CR 16/6.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

162 ft end to end: about 2 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.

Built197056 years old
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic4,750counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.31 Mile East Of CR 16/6
CarriesUS 50 Ebl
CrossesWv Rt. 16
Coordinates39.26350, -81.05529

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area671.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,750 (2019)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000043A110

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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