Structure 80805000003191 · Amherst County, VA

Forest Road over South Fork Piney River

Carries Forest Road over South Fork Piney River, Piney River Area.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

53 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1938rebuilt 1949
Length53.5 ft16.3 m
Daily traffic100counted 1998
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAmherst
LocationPiney River Area
CarriesForest Road
CrossesSouth Fork Piney River
Coordinates37.78768, -79.15187

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Max Span51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area109.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1949)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (1998)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080805000003191

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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