Structure 8108 · Frederick County, VA

John Marshall HWY over Cedar Creek

Carries John Marshall HWY over Cedar Creek, 0.00 Shen Co-0.00 Fred Co.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

170 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built194284 years old
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic4,440counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 23 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Location0.00 Shen Co-0.00 Fred Co
CarriesJohn Marshall HWY
CrossesCedar Creek
Coordinates39.08178, -78.42531

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area429.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1942

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,440 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000008108

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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