Structure 35A090 · Ohio County, WV

Wv Route 251 over Ohio River

Carries Wv Route 251 over Ohio River, 0.22 Mi. West Jct Wv 2 SB.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,307 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,307 ft end to end: about 3.6 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 suspension bridge.

Built1849rebuilt 1999
Length1307.4 ft398.5 m
Daily traffic5,234counted 2016
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Location0.22 Mi. West Jct Wv 2 SB
CarriesWv Route 251
CrossesOhio River
Coordinates40.07022, -80.72673

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignSuspension
Total Length1307.4 ft (398.5 m)
Max Span1008.5 ft (307.4 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area2430.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1849 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,234 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000035A090

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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