Structure 26818 · Culpeper County, VA

Edwards Shop Road over Mountain Run

Carries Edwards Shop Road over Mountain Run, .80 From 682 & .70 To 670.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

150 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built201214 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic1,292counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyCulpeper
Location.80 From 682 & .70 To 670
CarriesEdwards Shop Road
CrossesMountain Run
Coordinates38.45581, -77.77076

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area502.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,292 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000026818

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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