Structure 12188 · Montgomery County, VA

North Fork Rd./603 over N Fork Roanoke River

Carries North Fork Rd./603 over N Fork Roanoke River, 0.70-rte629; 1.05-rte635.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

82 ft end to end, longest span 41 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.

Built197056 years old
Length82.0 ft25 m
Daily traffic2,072counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Location0.70-rte629; 1.05-rte635
CarriesNorth Fork Rd./603
CrossesN Fork Roanoke River
Coordinates37.23233, -80.25416

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length82.0 ft (25 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area260 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,072 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
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 Number000000000012188

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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