Structure 7713 · Fluvanna County, VA

Antioch Road over Hardware River

Carries Antioch Road over Hardware River, 1.05 Fr 773 / 1.10 To 669.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT172 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

172 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length172.2 ft52.5 m
Daily traffic850counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFluvanna
Location1.05 Fr 773 / 1.10 To 669
CarriesAntioch Road
CrossesHardware River
Coordinates37.81244, -78.45531

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length172.2 ft (52.5 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area378 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic850 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007713

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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