Structure 30A187 · Mingo County, WV

US 52 over Ky Rt. 292 And Tug Fork

Carries US 52 over Ky Rt. 292 And Tug Fork, 0.01 Mile West Of US 52.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,033 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9

1,033 ft end to end: about 2.9 football fields. 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.

Built199630 years old
Length1033.5 ft315 m
Daily traffic8,400counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Location0.01 Mile West Of US 52
CarriesUS 52
CrossesKy Rt. 292 And Tug Fork
Coordinates37.69793, -82.30012

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1033.5 ft (315 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width93.5 ft (28.5 m)
Deck Area8977.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

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 Number00000000030A187

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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