Structure 30A111 · Mingo County, WV

US 52 over Pigeon Creek

Carries US 52 over Pigeon Creek, 0.02 Mi East Of Wv 65.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT263 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

263 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.

Built197650 years old
Length263.5 ft80.3 m
Daily traffic3,400counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Location0.02 Mi East Of Wv 65
CarriesUS 52
CrossesPigeon Creek
Coordinates37.79027, -82.34834

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length263.5 ft (80.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area1019.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000030A111

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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