Structure 54A160 · Wood County, WV

West Virginia 68 over 2nd Street

Carries West Virginia 68 over 2nd Street, 0.15 M North Of CR 9/25.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT373 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9 · sets the rating

373 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built197155 years old
Length373.4 ft113.8 m
Daily traffic11,300counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Location0.15 M North Of CR 9/25
CarriesWest Virginia 68
Crosses2nd Street
Coordinates39.26523, -81.56539

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length373.4 ft (113.8 m)
Max Span68.2 ft (20.8 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area1274.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000054A160

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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