Structure 45A096 · Summers County, WV

Wv 20 over Bluestone River

Carries Wv 20 over Bluestone River, 0.25 Miles S. Of CR 20/2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,231 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

1,231 ft end to end, longest span 280 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length1231.0 ft375.2 m
Daily traffic2,200counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Location0.25 Miles S. Of CR 20/2
CarriesWv 20
CrossesBluestone River
Coordinates37.61167, -80.91782

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1231.0 ft (375.2 m)
Max Span279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Deck Width52.5 ft (16 m)
Deck Area6003.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,200 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000045A096

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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