Structure 10A020 · Fayette County, WV

Wv 6 over Kanawha River Us60 Wv61

Carries Wv 6 over Kanawha River Us60 Wv61, 0.12 Miles S. Of Wv 61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,665 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,665 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1956rebuilt 2023
Length1665.0 ft507.5 m
Daily traffic17,736counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Location0.12 Miles S. Of Wv 61
CarriesWv 6
CrossesKanawha River Us60 Wv61
Coordinates38.18251, -81.31688

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1665.0 ft (507.5 m)
Max Span486.2 ft (148.2 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area7,308 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,736 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000010A020

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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