Structure 35A036 · Ohio County, WV

US Route 40 over Little Wheeling Creek

Carries US Route 40 over Little Wheeling Creek, 0.05 Mi. West Jct. Wv 88.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT195 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

195 ft end to end: about 3 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 deck arch.

Built1817rebuilt 1922
Length194.6 ft59.3 m
Daily traffic7,600counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Location0.05 Mi. West Jct. Wv 88
CarriesUS Route 40
CrossesLittle Wheeling Creek
Coordinates40.04376, -80.65865

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length194.6 ft (59.3 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Area895.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1817 (reconstructed 1922)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,600 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000035A036

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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