Structure 80813000003068 · Botetourt County, VA

Chestnut Mtn. Road over Jennings Cr.

Carries Chestnut Mtn. Road over Jennings Cr., No Data Entered.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

40 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1995rebuilt 2012
Length40.4 ft12.3 m
Daily traffic501 lanes
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBotetourt
LocationNo Data Entered
CarriesChestnut Mtn. Road
CrossesJennings Cr.
Coordinates37.47695, -79.60362

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignOther
Total Length40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Max Span34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Width13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Area50.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1995 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50
Lanes On Bridge1

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 Number080813000003068

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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