Structure 19686 · Wythe County, VA

Gleaves Rd. over Cripple Creek

Carries Gleaves Rd. over Cripple Creek, .05m To 602& 1.15m To 646.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 49 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic178counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWythe
Location.05m To 602& 1.15m To 646
CarriesGleaves Rd.
CrossesCripple Creek
Coordinates36.82824, -81.09946

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area644.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic178 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000019686

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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