Structure 15570 · Rockbridge County, VA

Beatty Hollow over Walters Creek

Carries Beatty Hollow over Walters Creek, 0.10 To 60 & 0.30 To 670.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1984
Length24.3 ft7.4 m
Daily traffic516counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRockbridge
Location0.10 To 60 & 0.30 To 670
CarriesBeatty Hollow
CrossesWalters Creek
Coordinates37.80704, -79.47398

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Max Span20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area62.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic516 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000015570

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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