Structure 53A059 · Wirt County, WV

West Virginia 5 over Little Kanawha River

Carries West Virginia 5 over Little Kanawha River, 0.14 Mile East Of Wv 53.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT539 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

539 ft end to end: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length539.0 ft164.3 m
Daily traffic3,100counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWirt
Location0.14 Mile East Of Wv 53
CarriesWest Virginia 5
CrossesLittle Kanawha River
Coordinates39.05512, -81.39044

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length539.0 ft (164.3 m)
Max Span210.3 ft (64.1 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area2020.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000053A059

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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