Structure 15493 · Rockbridge County, VA

Old Buena Vista RD over Mill Creek

Carries Old Buena Vista RD over Mill Creek, 0.01 To 763 & 1.15 To 705.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

99 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length99.4 ft30.3 m
Daily traffic2,376counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRockbridge
Location0.01 To 763 & 1.15 To 705
CarriesOld Buena Vista RD
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates37.79049, -79.41610

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Max Span29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area275.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,376 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000015493

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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