Structure 1699 · Augusta County, VA

Lee-jackson HWY over Branch Poor Creek

Carries Lee-jackson HWY over Branch Poor Creek, 1.00 RT 671 - 0.01 RT 666.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

24 ft end to end, longest span 10 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length23.6 ft7.2 m
Daily traffic4,107counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAugusta
Location1.00 RT 671 - 0.01 RT 666
CarriesLee-jackson HWY
CrossesBranch Poor Creek
Coordinates37.96161, -79.17976

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area134.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,107 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000001699

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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