Structure 28A907 · Mercer County, WV

Wickham Avenue over Daves Fork

Carries Wickham Avenue over Daves Fork, 0.18 Mi N Of Wv 104.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT44 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

44 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.

Built199333 years old
Length44.0 ft13.4 m
Daily traffic1,200counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Location0.18 Mi N Of Wv 104
CarriesWickham Avenue
CrossesDaves Fork
Coordinates37.36639, -81.08289

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area124.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,200 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000028A907

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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