Structure 80812000003198 · Wise County, VA

Cane Patch Road over North Fork Pound River

Carries Cane Patch Road over North Fork Pound River, .2 Mi. NW ST RTE 671.

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
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

27 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.

Built197056 years old
Length27.2 ft8.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 1997
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWise
Location.2 Mi. NW ST RTE 671
CarriesCane Patch Road
CrossesNorth Fork Pound River
Coordinates37.09985, -82.67777

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Max Span25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area65.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (1997)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number080812000003198

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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