Structure 7435 · Fauquier County, VA

Old Markham Road over Goose Creek

Carries Old Markham Road over Goose Creek, .01 Fr 55 & .09 To 760.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

51 ft end to end, longest span 26 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.

Built1956rebuilt 1996
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic91counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFauquier
Location.01 Fr 55 & .09 To 760
CarriesOld Markham Road
CrossesGoose Creek
Coordinates38.90533, -77.99319

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area113.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic91 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007435

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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