Structure 28A020 · Mercer County, WV

Wv Route 10 over Widemouth Ck.&ns Rr

Carries Wv Route 10 over Widemouth Ck.&ns Rr, 0.05 Mi. S. Of Cr. 10/15.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT285 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

285 ft end to end: about 4 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.

Built1950rebuilt 2020
Length285.4 ft87 m
Daily traffic700counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Location0.05 Mi. S. Of Cr. 10/15
CarriesWv Route 10
CrossesWidemouth Ck.&ns Rr
Coordinates37.42104, -81.25379

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length285.4 ft (87 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area1061.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic700 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number00000000028A020

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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