Structure 20A572 · Kanawha County, WV

US Route 119 NB over Little Coal River Csx Rr

Carries US Route 119 NB over Little Coal River Csx Rr, 0.04 Mi N Of Public RD 87.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT635 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

635 ft end to end: about 1.8 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.

Built198145 years old
Length635.2 ft193.6 m
Daily traffic5,066counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Location0.04 Mi N Of Public RD 87
CarriesUS Route 119 NB
CrossesLittle Coal River Csx Rr
Coordinates38.22227, -81.83457

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length635.2 ft (193.6 m)
Max Span163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area2633.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,066 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000020A572

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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