Structure 5951 · Dinwiddie County, VA

Nbl Route 0085 over Ns Railway

Carries Nbl Route 0085 over Ns Railway, .9 Fr 460 & 1.0 To 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

217 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.

Built196858 years old
Length216.5 ft66 m
Daily traffic21,316counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyDinwiddie
Location.9 Fr 460 & 1.0 To 1
CarriesNbl Route 0085
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.19554, -77.48096

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length216.5 ft (66 m)
Max Span69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area844.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,316 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000005951

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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