Structure 17A204 · Harrison County, WV

US Route 50 over Wv 20 & Wv 20 Conn.

Carries US Route 50 over Wv 20 & Wv 20 Conn., 0.55 Mi West Wv RT 20.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT667 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

667 ft end to end, longest span 128 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length667.3 ft203.4 m
Daily traffic31,100counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Location0.55 Mi West Wv RT 20
CarriesUS Route 50
CrossesWv 20 & Wv 20 Conn.
Coordinates39.27951, -80.33031

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length667.3 ft (203.4 m)
Max Span127.6 ft (38.9 m)
Deck Width82.7 ft (25.2 m)
Deck Area5125.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000017A204

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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