Structure 25A237 · Marion County, WV

US Route 250 over Buffalo Creek & Trail

Carries US Route 250 over Buffalo Creek & Trail, 0.03 Mi North Co RT 250/7.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT332 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

332 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built200026 years old
Length332.0 ft101.2 m
Daily traffic9,300counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMarion
Location0.03 Mi North Co RT 250/7
CarriesUS Route 250
CrossesBuffalo Creek & Trail
Coordinates39.51782, -80.31876

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length332.0 ft (101.2 m)
Max Span121.4 ft (37 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area1254.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,300 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000025A237

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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