Structure 17137 · Frederick County, VA

Middle RD over Cedar Creek

Carries Middle RD over Cedar Creek, 0.00 Shen Co-0.00 Fred Co.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT205 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

205 ft end to end, longest span 69 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length205.1 ft62.5 m
Daily traffic1,990counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Location0.00 Shen Co-0.00 Fred Co
CarriesMiddle RD
CrossesCedar Creek
Coordinates39.07782, -78.32577

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length205.1 ft (62.5 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area612.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,990 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000017137

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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