Structure 13905 · Prince Edward County, VA

Ebl Route 460 over Sandy River

Carries Ebl Route 460 over Sandy River, 3.27-ecl Farm/2.04-rt.307.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

113 ft end to end, longest span 36 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.

Built1917109 years old
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic4,226counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPrince Edward
Location3.27-ecl Farm/2.04-rt.307
CarriesEbl Route 460
CrossesSandy River
Coordinates37.27531, -78.32146

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area309.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1917

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,226 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000013905

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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