Structure 8124 · Frederick County, VA

I-81 Sbl over W & W Railway

Carries I-81 Sbl over W & W Railway, 0.30 T0 11 - 3.31 To 672.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT191 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

191 ft end to end, longest span 65 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.

Built196462 years old
Length190.9 ft58.2 m
Daily traffic28,672counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 23 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Location0.30 T0 11 - 3.31 To 672
CarriesI-81 Sbl
CrossesW & W Railway
Coordinates39.22067, -78.13861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length190.9 ft (58.2 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area919.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,672 (2022)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000008124

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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