Structure 7764 · Franklin County, VA

Franklin St. 40 over Ns Railway & RTE 623

Carries Franklin St. 40 over Ns Railway & RTE 623, 0.2-rte 805; 0.2-rte 864.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT233 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

233 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 3 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.

Built196660 years old
Length232.6 ft70.9 m
Daily traffic4,506counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 21 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFranklin
Location0.2-rte 805; 0.2-rte 864
CarriesFranklin St. 40
CrossesNs Railway & RTE 623
Coordinates36.92299, -80.01380

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length232.6 ft (70.9 m)
Max Span61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area758.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,506 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 21 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007764

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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