Structure 36A080 · Pendleton County, WV

Wv. 28 over N. Fk.s. Br. Potomac Rv.

Carries Wv. 28 over N. Fk.s. Br. Potomac Rv., 0.01 Mi. S. Of Cr. 28/6.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

176 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1934rebuilt 1994
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyPendleton
Location0.01 Mi. S. Of Cr. 28/6
CarriesWv. 28
CrossesN. Fk.s. Br. Potomac Rv.
Coordinates38.67244, -79.48975

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area407.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000036A080

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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