Structure 54A037 · Wood County, WV

West Virginia 14 over Little Kanawha River

Carries West Virginia 14 over Little Kanawha River, 0.34 Mile North Of Wv 95.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT905 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

905 ft end to end: about 2.5 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 through truss.

Built1935rebuilt 1998
Length905.2 ft275.9 m
Daily traffic19,300counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Location0.34 Mile North Of Wv 95
CarriesWest Virginia 14
CrossesLittle Kanawha River
Coordinates39.26028, -81.55637

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length905.2 ft (275.9 m)
Max Span350.1 ft (106.7 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area4855.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000054A037

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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