Structure 10397 · Isle of Wight County, VA

Lees Mill Road over Beaverdam Swamp

Carries Lees Mill Road over Beaverdam Swamp, 1.90 Mi.fr.int.rte:615.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

112 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft. 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.

Built198244 years old
Length112.2 ft34.2 m
Daily traffic421counted 2017
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyIsle of Wight
Location1.90 Mi.fr.int.rte:615
CarriesLees Mill Road
CrossesBeaverdam Swamp
Coordinates36.67979, -76.89558

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length112.2 ft (34.2 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area335.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic421 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000010397

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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