Structure 23599 · Bedford County, VA

Meadows Mill R 850 over Stony Creek

Carries Meadows Mill R 850 over Stony Creek, 0.00 D End; 0.30 RT 640.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

27 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 slab bridge.

Built199234 years old
Length26.9 ft8.2 m
Daily traffic48counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBedford
Location0.00 D End; 0.30 RT 640
CarriesMeadows Mill R 850
CrossesStony Creek
Coordinates37.42130, -79.55538

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area45.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic48 (2019)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000023599

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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