Structure 19338 · Wise County, VA

Main St. over Callihan Branch

Carries Main St. over Callihan Branch, .05mto23b&1.30nclappalach.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT125 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

125 ft end to end. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 deck arch.

Built1926rebuilt 2008
Length125.0 ft38.1 m
Daily traffic2,377counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWise
Location.05mto23b&1.30nclappalach
CarriesMain St.
CrossesCallihan Branch
Coordinates36.90611, -82.78168

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area373.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1926 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,377 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000019338

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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