Structure 17A337 · Harrison County, WV

US Route 19 over West Fork River

Carries US Route 19 over West Fork River, 0.12 Mi North Co RT 19/63.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT687 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

687 ft end to end, longest span 260 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built200818 years old
Length687.0 ft209.4 m
Daily traffic8,400counted 2019
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Location0.12 Mi North Co RT 19/63
CarriesUS Route 19
CrossesWest Fork River
Coordinates39.36444, -80.31431

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length687.0 ft (209.4 m)
Max Span259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Deck Width55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Deck Area3538.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,400 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000017A337

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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