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WEST END BR over OHIO RIVER, CSX RR

Map 

Coordinates:
+40.44492, -80.02772
40°26'42" N, 80°01'40" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2010 edition)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:WEST END BR over OHIO RIVER, CSX RR
Structure number:020019028001260
Location:WEST END BRIDGE
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over railroad and waterway
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) [12]
Length of largest span:779.9 ft. [237.7 m]
Total length:1221.2 ft. [372.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:40.7 ft. [12.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:42.7 ft. [13.0 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:13.1 ft. [4.0 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:2336.1 ft. [712.0 m]
Skew angle:99°
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1930
Year reconstructed:1991
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Arch - Thru [12]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:14,571 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:6% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:69.9 tons [63.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:41.9 tons [38.1 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:57.5
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$1,000