Structure 43A179 · Ritchie County, WV

West Virginia 74 over Spring Run

Carries West Virginia 74 over Spring Run, 0.01 Mile South Of CR 10.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

62 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length62.0 ft18.9 m
Daily traffic600counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.01 Mile South Of CR 10
CarriesWest Virginia 74
CrossesSpring Run
Coordinates39.24868, -80.97055

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area175.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic600 (2022)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A179

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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