Structure 29342 · Alleghany County, VA

Natural Well Road over Jackson River

Carries Natural Well Road over Jackson River, 0.10 To 687 - 0.55 To 666.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT254 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

254 ft end to end, longest span 128 ft: about 4 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.

Built20197 years old
Length253.9 ft77.4 m
Daily traffic216counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAlleghany
Location0.10 To 687 - 0.55 To 666
CarriesNatural Well Road
CrossesJackson River
Coordinates37.91761, -79.96800

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.9 ft (77.4 m)
Max Span128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area603.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic216 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000029342

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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