Structure 30042 · Albemarle County, VA

Arrowhead Valley R over Norfolk Southern Railway

Carries Arrowhead Valley R over Norfolk Southern Railway, .10 From 29 & 1.29 To 818.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT98 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

98 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built201214 years old
Length97.8 ft29.8 m
Daily traffic130counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Location.10 From 29 & 1.29 To 818
CarriesArrowhead Valley R
CrossesNorfolk Southern Railway
Coordinates37.98372, -78.59055

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length97.8 ft (29.8 m)
Max Span34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area146.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic130 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000030042

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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