Structure 657 · Albemarle County, VA

Black Cat Road over Interstate 64 Ebl & Wbl

Carries Black Cat Road over Interstate 64 Ebl & Wbl, 0.42 Fr 250/0.13 To F-181.

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 FT384 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

384 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 5 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.

Built196957 years old
Length383.5 ft116.9 m
Daily traffic8,888counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2022every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Location0.42 Fr 250/0.13 To F-181
CarriesBlack Cat Road
CrossesInterstate 64 Ebl & Wbl
Coordinates37.99689, -78.33730

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length383.5 ft (116.9 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1285.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,888 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000657

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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