Structure 7296 · Fauquier County, VA

Bust Head Road over Broad Run

Carries Bust Head Road over Broad Run, .20 Fr 55 & 3.30 To 601.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

57 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 2009
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic17counted 2019
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFauquier
Location.20 Fr 55 & 3.30 To 601
CarriesBust Head Road
CrossesBroad Run
Coordinates38.82818, -77.72219

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area87 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000007296

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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