Structure 18179 · Surry County, VA

Colonial Trail E over Lower Chippokes Creek

Carries Colonial Trail E over Lower Chippokes Creek, 4.32 Mi.fr.ecl Town Surry.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1932rebuilt 1950
Length22.3 ft6.8 m
Daily traffic5,689counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountySurry
Location4.32 Mi.fr.ecl Town Surry
CarriesColonial Trail E
CrossesLower Chippokes Creek
Coordinates37.11095, -76.74793

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Max Span22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area76.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1950)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,689 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000018179

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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