Structure 31A197 · Monongalia County, WV

US Route 119 over Deckers Creek Trail

Carries US Route 119 over Deckers Creek Trail, 0.21 Mi South US RT 19.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT289 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

289 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.

Built199333 years old
Length289.4 ft88.2 m
Daily traffic25,300counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMonongalia
Location0.21 Mi South US RT 19
CarriesUS Route 119
CrossesDeckers Creek Trail
Coordinates39.62762, -79.96014

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length289.4 ft (88.2 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area1905.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,300 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000031A197

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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