Structure 4290028P0000000 · James City County, VA

Loop Drive over Pitch And Tar Swamp

Carries Loop Drive over Pitch And Tar Swamp, 0.7 Miles From Beginning.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT102 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

102 ft end to end, longest span 17 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.

Built1957rebuilt 2001
Length102.4 ft31.2 m
Daily traffic320counted 2007
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyJames City
Location0.7 Miles From Beginning
CarriesLoop Drive
CrossesPitch And Tar Swamp
Coordinates37.20828, -76.77131

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area134.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic320 (2007)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number4290028P0000000

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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