Structure 80801000003167 · Augusta County, VA

Forest Road over Clayton Mill Creek

Carries Forest Road over Clayton Mill Creek, Off SR 600.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

57 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.

Built1935rebuilt 1980
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic75counted 1998
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAugusta
LocationOff SR 600
CarriesForest Road
CrossesClayton Mill Creek
Coordinates38.13859, -79.43232

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area85.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (1998)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number080801000003167

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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