Structure 27A146 · Mason County, WV

Wv 2 over Kanawha River & 1st ST

Carries Wv 2 over Kanawha River & 1st ST, 0.02 Mile N. Of US 35.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,755 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,755 ft end to end, longest span 683 ft: about 4.9 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 through truss.

Built199927 years old
Length1754.6 ft534.8 m
Daily traffic14,254counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Location0.02 Mile N. Of US 35
CarriesWv 2
CrossesKanawha River & 1st ST
Coordinates38.83715, -82.13973

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1754.6 ft (534.8 m)
Max Span683.1 ft (208.2 m)
Deck Width75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Area12246.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,254 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000027A146

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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