Structure 8858 · Grayson County, VA

Falls Creek RD over Elk Creek

Carries Falls Creek RD over Elk Creek, .50 Fr 670 - .90 To 611.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

26 ft end to end. 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.

Built1932rebuilt 2023
Length25.6 ft7.8 m
Daily traffic23counted 2014
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyGrayson
Location.50 Fr 670 - .90 To 611
CarriesFalls Creek RD
CrossesElk Creek
Coordinates36.71597, -81.24402

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Max Span23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Width14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Area34.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000008858

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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