Structure 7191 · Fauquier County, VA

I-66 Wbl over Route 245

Carries I-66 Wbl over Route 245, 3.10 Fr 17&4.92 Prwm Co..

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT207 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

207 ft end to end, longest span 109 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length207.0 ft63.1 m
Daily traffic20,034counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFauquier
Location3.10 Fr 17&4.92 Prwm Co.
CarriesI-66 Wbl
CrossesRoute 245
Coordinates38.85043, -77.78952

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length207.0 ft (63.1 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area845.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,034 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007191

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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