Structure 31570 · Isle of Wight County, VA

Fire Tower Road over Pope Swamp

Carries Fire Tower Road over Pope Swamp, 0.35 Miles From Route 646.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

65 ft end to end, longest span 63 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.

Built20242 years old
Length64.6 ft19.7 m
Daily traffic491counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyIsle of Wight
Location0.35 Miles From Route 646
CarriesFire Tower Road
CrossesPope Swamp
Coordinates36.87835, -76.77562

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length64.6 ft (19.7 m)
Max Span63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area163.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic491 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000031570

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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