Structure 80814000003216 · Wythe County, VA

Dry Run Road over East Fork Dry Run

Carries Dry Run Road over East Fork Dry Run, .16 Mi. E. US HWY 21.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

25 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.

Built1935rebuilt 1987
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic10counted 1997
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWythe
Location.16 Mi. E. US HWY 21
CarriesDry Run Road
CrossesEast Fork Dry Run
Coordinates36.77203, -81.17700

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area37.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (1997)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number080814000003216

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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