Structure 6235 · Fairfax County, VA

Leesburg Pike WB over Sugarland Run

Carries Leesburg Pike WB over Sugarland Run, 0.15 Fr 228/0.20 To 286.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

85 ft end to end, longest span 42 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 slab bridge.

Built1947rebuilt 2021
Length84.6 ft25.8 m
Daily traffic37,893counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Location0.15 Fr 228/0.20 To 286
CarriesLeesburg Pike WB
CrossesSugarland Run
Coordinates39.01336, -77.36875

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length84.6 ft (25.8 m)
Max Span42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area472.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1947 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic37,893 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006235

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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