Structure 5A045 · Brooke County, WV

West Virginia 67 over Buffalo Creek

Carries West Virginia 67 over Buffalo Creek, 0.01 Mi. East Jct CR 67/2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT183 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

183 ft end to end: about 3 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
Length183.1 ft55.8 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Location0.01 Mi. East Jct CR 67/2
CarriesWest Virginia 67
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates40.23949, -80.59824

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length183.1 ft (55.8 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area518.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000005A045

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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