Structure 2100002P0000000 · Loudoun County, VA

Aviation Drive over Diaah

Carries Aviation Drive over Diaah, 0.9 Miles To Dulles Airpo.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

236 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 3 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2003
Length235.6 ft71.8 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLoudoun
Location0.9 Miles To Dulles Airpo
CarriesAviation Drive
CrossesDiaah
Coordinates38.95814, -77.44414

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.6 ft (71.8 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Area1881.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 76
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2100002P0000000

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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