WV RT 39 over BELLS CREEK

This bridge is no longer in the current National Bridge Inventory database, and has likely been demolished or abandoned.

Map

Coordinates:
+38.23167, -81.19500
38°13'54" N, 81°11'42" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	WV RT 39 over BELLS CREEK
Structure number:	00000000034A056
Location:	0.20 MI W OF CR 16/6
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) `[07]`
Length of largest span:	58.1 ft. `[17.7 m]`
Total length:	123.0 ft. `[37.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	24.3 ft. `[7.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	26.6 ft. `[8.1 m]`
Skew angle:	25°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1929
Historic significance:	Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[3]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Concrete continuous `[2]`
Main spans design:	Arch - Deck `[11]`
Deck type:	Not applicable `[N]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Poor
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	3,400 `[as of 2006]`
Truck traffic:	11% of total traffic
Superstructure condition:	Serious `[3 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Poor `[4 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	13.2
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$1,846,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
February 2010	Poor	-	Serious	Poor	3400	13.2
February 2000	Poor	-	Serious	Poor	3000	13.2
February 1990	Poor	-	Poor	Fair	3600	21.2