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East River Bridge

Mercer County, West Virginia

Photos 

Looking SE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #396376

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over East River on CR 30
Location
Mercer County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.34869, -80.88617   (decimal degrees)
37°20'55" N, 80°53'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/510081/4133560 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oakvale
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
47
Inventory number
BH 35380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 58.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1936 (1,158)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
East River (West Virginia) (12)
Mercer County, West Virginia (66)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
Open (39,895)
Owned by state (15,997)
Pony truss (16,187)
Pratt pony truss (3,638)
 Pratt truss (9,302)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Structurally deficient (14,191)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)
Truss (32,805)
Uncovered wooden deck truss (18)
West Virginia (1,486)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2018: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • July 9, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 18, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Design

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Timothy and Joann Phillips

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