Structure 43A011 · Ritchie County, WV

Wv 74 over South Fork Hughes River

Carries Wv 74 over South Fork Hughes River, 0.01 Mi. South CR 7/13.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

120 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length120.1 ft36.6 m
Daily traffic400counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.01 Mi. South CR 7/13
CarriesWv 74
CrossesSouth Fork Hughes River
Coordinates39.13743, -80.93406

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Max Span58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area303.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2019)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A011

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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