Structure 23116 · Buchanan County, VA

Meeting House RD over Levisa River

Carries Meeting House RD over Levisa River, 0.0 M To 460;0.0m End Mt.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT171 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

171 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 2 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length170.9 ft52.1 m
Daily traffic17counted 2008
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Location0.0 M To 460;0.0m End Mt
CarriesMeeting House RD
CrossesLevisa River
Coordinates37.29372, -82.12756

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length170.9 ft (52.1 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area255.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17 (2008)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000023116

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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