Structure 10403 · Isle of Wight County, VA

Mill Swamp Road over Mill Swamp

Carries Mill Swamp Road over Mill Swamp, 0.25 Miles From RTE 623 E.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

69 ft end to end, longest span 37 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length68.6 ft20.9 m
Daily traffic239counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyIsle of Wight
Location0.25 Miles From RTE 623 E
CarriesMill Swamp Road
CrossesMill Swamp
Coordinates36.99055, -76.80918

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length68.6 ft (20.9 m)
Max Span37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area135.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic239 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000010403

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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