Structure 16082 · Rockingham County, VA

Community Cntr RD over Briery Branch

Carries Community Cntr RD over Briery Branch, 0.40 RT 257 - 0.50 RT 750.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT107 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

107 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft. 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.

Built198541 years old
Length107.0 ft32.6 m
Daily traffic821counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRockingham
Location0.40 RT 257 - 0.50 RT 750
CarriesCommunity Cntr RD
CrossesBriery Branch
Coordinates38.42835, -79.08699

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Max Span53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area309.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic821 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000016082

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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