Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 215 m = 705.4 ft
Main Spans: 5 at 32.3 m = 106.0 ft
Approach Spans: 2
Skew: 30
Width, Roadway: 8.5 m = 27.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 11.1 m = 36.4 ft for a 9.1 m = 29.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Gauley Bridge [30364]: Fayette County [019], West Virginia [54]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 9
0.02 Miles E. of WV 16
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 64.4 metric ton = 70.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 38.1 metric ton = 41.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: July 1999 [799] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge deck replacement with only incidental widening. [37]
Bridge Detour: 10.1 km = 6.3 mi
Traffic
ADT: 3170 (2016) and Trucks: 12%
Future ADT: 3867 (In 2036
)