Structure 7424 · Fauquier County, VA

Keyser Road over Buck Run

Carries Keyser Road over Buck Run, 1.30 Fr 688 & 1.40 To 734.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

31 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.

Built1952rebuilt 2021
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic104counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFauquier
Location1.30 Fr 688 & 1.40 To 734
CarriesKeyser Road
CrossesBuck Run
Coordinates38.78844, -78.00610

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area57.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic104 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007424

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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