Structure 28A302 · Mercer County, WV

US 52 over US 19 & N&s Railroad

Carries US 52 over US 19 & N&s Railroad, 0.19 Mi W Of Co 52/25.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT942 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

942 ft end to end: about 2.6 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.

Built200125 years old
Length941.9 ft287.1 m
Daily traffic16,900counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Location0.19 Mi W Of Co 52/25
CarriesUS 52
CrossesUS 19 & N&s Railroad
Coordinates37.26472, -81.23999

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length941.9 ft (287.1 m)
Max Span173.9 ft (53 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area4536.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000028A302

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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