Structure 3294 · Botetourt County, VA

Botetourt RD 220 over James River & Csx Rr

Carries Botetourt RD 220 over James River & Csx Rr, 1.96 RT 870; 10.08 Aleg C.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT815 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

815 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 2.3 football fields. 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.

Built197947 years old
Length814.6 ft248.3 m
Daily traffic3,914counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBotetourt
Location1.96 RT 870; 10.08 Aleg C
CarriesBotetourt RD 220
CrossesJames River & Csx Rr
Coordinates37.65959, -79.80041

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length814.6 ft (248.3 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area3476.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,914 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000003294

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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