Structure 12482 · Nelson County, VA

Farrar Bridge Lane over Rockfish River

Carries Farrar Bridge Lane over Rockfish River, 0.02-rt.617/0.18-rt.689.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT173 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

173 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built1971rebuilt 2020
Length172.9 ft52.7 m
Daily traffic70counted 2017
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyNelson
Location0.02-rt.617/0.18-rt.689
CarriesFarrar Bridge Lane
CrossesRockfish River
Coordinates37.81709, -78.77281

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length172.9 ft (52.7 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area226.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000012482

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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