Structure 18803 · Warren County, VA

Bowmans Mill RD over Cedar Creek

Carries Bowmans Mill RD over Cedar Creek, 0.00 Warren-0.00 Shenandh.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT77 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

77 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built192898 years old
Length77.1 ft23.5 m
Daily traffic117counted 2017
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWarren
Location0.00 Warren-0.00 Shenandh
CarriesBowmans Mill RD
CrossesCedar Creek
Coordinates38.99102, -78.32809

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Area79.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1928

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic117 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000018803

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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