Structure 54A159 · Wood County, WV

West Virginia 31 over Ohio R & City Streets

Carries West Virginia 31 over Ohio R & City Streets, 0.10 Mile West Of Wv 14.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,497 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,497 ft end to end, longest span 650 ft: about 6.9 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 through truss.

Built199234 years old
Length2497.0 ft761.1 m
Daily traffic11,745counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Location0.10 Mile West Of Wv 14
CarriesWest Virginia 31
CrossesOhio R & City Streets
Coordinates39.40876, -81.44814

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length2497.0 ft (761.1 m)
Max Span649.9 ft (198.1 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area9133.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,745 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000054A159

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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