Structure 22540 · Tazewell County, VA

Dial Rock Road over N.f.clinch River

Carries Dial Rock Road over N.f.clinch River, 0.02 Fr 19b 0.05 Market S.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

64 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 slab bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic862counted 1990
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Location0.02 Fr 19b 0.05 Market S
CarriesDial Rock Road
CrossesN.f.clinch River
Coordinates37.13654, -81.48940

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area181.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic862 (1990)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000022540

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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