Structure 19972 · Bristol County, VA

Mary Street over Ns Railway

Carries Mary Street over Ns Railway, 0.00 Mlk Blvd; .05 Wash.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT232 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

232 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built1918108 years old
Length232.0 ft70.7 m
Daily traffic4,775counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 11 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBristol
Location0.00 Mlk Blvd; .05 Wash
CarriesMary Street
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates36.60024, -82.17635

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length232.0 ft (70.7 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Area848.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1918

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,775 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 11 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000019972

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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