Structure 19A059 · Jefferson County, WV

Wv 09 over Shen.rvr;race;accsrd

Carries Wv 09 over Shen.rvr;race;accsrd, Over The Shenandoah River.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,654 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,654 ft end to end, longest span 600 ft: about 4.6 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length1654.2 ft504.2 m
Daily traffic16,100counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyJefferson
LocationOver The Shenandoah River
CarriesWv 09
CrossesShen.rvr;race;accsrd
Coordinates39.27091, -77.78185

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length1654.2 ft (504.2 m)
Max Span600.1 ft (182.9 m)
Deck Width84.3 ft (25.7 m)
Deck Area12957.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,100 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number00000000019A059

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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