Structure 5A042 · Brooke County, WV

West Virginia 67 over Buffalo Creek

Carries West Virginia 67 over Buffalo Creek, 0.06 Mi West Jct Cr67/5.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT308 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

308 ft end to end: about 4 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.

Built197848 years old
Length308.4 ft94 m
Daily traffic2,600counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Location0.06 Mi West Jct Cr67/5
CarriesWest Virginia 67
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates40.25902, -80.60485

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length308.4 ft (94 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area874.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,600 (2020)
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 Number00000000005A042

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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