Structure 20511 · Lynchburg County, VA

Old Graves Mill RD over Ns Railway

Carries Old Graves Mill RD over Ns Railway, 0100460 0060460.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT132 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

132 ft end to end. 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.

Built198046 years old
Length131.6 ft40.1 m
Daily traffic9,855counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLynchburg
Location0100460 0060460
CarriesOld Graves Mill RD
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.36852, -79.22644

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length131.6 ft (40.1 m)
Max Span131.6 ft (40.1 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area437.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,855 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020511

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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