Structure 13850 · Powhatan County, VA

Cosby Road over Solomons Creek

Carries Cosby Road over Solomons Creek, 0.39 Fr 615 & 1.61 To 522.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length22.3 ft6.8 m
Daily traffic410counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPowhatan
Location0.39 Fr 615 & 1.61 To 522
CarriesCosby Road
CrossesSolomons Creek
Coordinates37.61323, -77.94376

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area53.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic410 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000013850

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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