Structure 54A172 · Wood County, WV

West Virginia 14a over Little Kanawha River

Carries West Virginia 14a over Little Kanawha River, 0.21 Mile West Of Wv 95.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT788 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

788 ft end to end: about 2.2 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.

Built199630 years old
Length788.4 ft240.3 m
Daily traffic6,800counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Location0.21 Mile West Of Wv 95
CarriesWest Virginia 14a
CrossesLittle Kanawha River
Coordinates39.25894, -81.54619

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length788.4 ft (240.3 m)
Max Span399.9 ft (121.9 m)
Deck Width55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Area4085.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000054A172

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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