Structure 54A237 · Wood County, WV

US 50 over Wv Rt. 618

Carries US 50 over Wv Rt. 618, 1.50 Mile East Of Wv 47.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT328 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

328 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built200125 years old
Length328.1 ft100 m
Daily traffic10,850counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Location1.50 Mile East Of Wv 47
CarriesUS 50
CrossesWv Rt. 618
Coordinates39.26633, -81.51138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length328.1 ft (100 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1,360 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,850 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000054A237

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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