Structure 11693 · Madison County, VA

Hoover Road over Rapidan River

Carries Hoover Road over Rapidan River, 0.60fed Pk E;1.50fed Pk W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

38 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.

Built1968rebuilt 1998
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic25counted 1988
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyMadison
Location0.60fed Pk E;1.50fed Pk W
CarriesHoover Road
CrossesRapidan River
Coordinates38.47575, -78.39098

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area42.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (1988)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000011693

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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