Structure 29505 · Fairfax County, VA

Leigh Mill Road over Difficult Run

Carries Leigh Mill Road over Difficult Run, 00.55fr1125 00.10to6120.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · 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 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

50 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.

Built201115 years old
Length50.2 ft15.3 m
Daily traffic948counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Location00.55fr1125 00.10to6120
CarriesLeigh Mill Road
CrossesDifficult Run
Coordinates38.97173, -77.26983

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Max Span43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area70.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic948 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000029505

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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