Structure 2714 · Bedford County, VA

Carters Mill Rd630 over Ashwell Mill Creek

Carries Carters Mill Rd630 over Ashwell Mill Creek, 2.55-rt 626;3.35-rt 733.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
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 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

30 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 2020
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic136counted 2016
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBedford
Location2.55-rt 626;3.35-rt 733
CarriesCarters Mill Rd630
CrossesAshwell Mill Creek
Coordinates37.12438, -79.46857

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area43.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic136 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000002714

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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