Structure 37A006 · Pleasants County, WV

West Virginia 2 over Middle Island Creek

Carries West Virginia 2 over Middle Island Creek, 0.08 Mile South Of CR 26.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT406 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

406 ft end to end: about 6 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 girder bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 1993
Length405.5 ft123.6 m
Daily traffic10,600counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyPleasants
Location0.08 Mile South Of CR 26
CarriesWest Virginia 2
CrossesMiddle Island Creek
Coordinates39.40259, -81.19818

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length405.5 ft (123.6 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width68.2 ft (20.8 m)
Deck Area2570.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,600 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000037A006

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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