Structure 54A205 · Wood County, WV

West Virginia 68 over US 50

Carries West Virginia 68 over US 50, 0.30 Mile North Of US 50.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,207 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

1,207 ft end to end: about 3.4 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 girder bridge.

Built1971rebuilt 2003
Length1206.7 ft367.8 m
Daily traffic7,400counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Location0.30 Mile North Of US 50
CarriesWest Virginia 68
CrossesUS 50
Coordinates39.26435, -81.56744

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1206.7 ft (367.8 m)
Max Span330.1 ft (100.6 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area8054.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,400 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

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 Number00000000054A205

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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