Structure 5140014P0000000 · Amherst County, VA

Blue Ridge Parkway over Va Route 130 & Otter Cre

Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Va Route 130 & Otter Cre, 2.2 Miles To Va Route 501.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT308 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

308 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length308.1 ft93.9 m
Daily traffic474counted 2012
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAmherst
Location2.2 Miles To Va Route 501
CarriesBlue Ridge Parkway
CrossesVa Route 130 & Otter Cre
Coordinates37.57314, -79.35086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length308.1 ft (93.9 m)
Max Span89.6 ft (27.3 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area892.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic474 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5140014P0000000

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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