Structure 43A047 · Ritchie County, WV

West Virginia 16 over Indian Creek

Carries West Virginia 16 over Indian Creek, 0.41 M North Of CR 24.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

115 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196264 years old
Length115.2 ft35.1 m
Daily traffic1,100counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.41 M North Of CR 24
CarriesWest Virginia 16
CrossesIndian Creek
Coordinates39.14810, -81.04664

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area333.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A047

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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