Structure 51A034 · Webster County, WV

Wv 20 over Old Csx Railroad Grade

Carries Wv 20 over Old Csx Railroad Grade, 0.04 Mi S Of Co 15/9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

200 ft end to end, longest span 64 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199135 years old
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic4,700counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWebster
Location0.04 Mi S Of Co 15/9
CarriesWv 20
CrossesOld Csx Railroad Grade
Coordinates38.41136, -80.54007

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area555.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,700 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number00000000051A034

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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