Structure 5983 · Brunswick County, VA

Interstate-85 Sbl over Nottoway River

Carries Interstate-85 Sbl over Nottoway River, 0-dinwid Cl & 0-brnsk Cl.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT310 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

310 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 4 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.

Built196858 years old
Length309.7 ft94.4 m
Daily traffic12,408counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBrunswick
Location0-dinwid Cl & 0-brnsk Cl
CarriesInterstate-85 Sbl
CrossesNottoway River
Coordinates36.94363, -77.72871

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length309.7 ft (94.4 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1038.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,408 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000005983

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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