Structure 2717 · Bedford County, VA

Hardy Road 634 over Ns Railway

Carries Hardy Road 634 over Ns Railway, 0.30-rt 720n;0.20-rt 720s.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT109 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

109 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.

Built196759 years old
Length108.9 ft33.2 m
Daily traffic6,347counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 23 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBedford
Location0.30-rt 720n;0.20-rt 720s
CarriesHardy Road 634
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.22448, -79.80676

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area322.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,347 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000002717

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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