Structure 27795 · Tazewell County, VA

Old River RD over Laurel Fork Creek

Carries Old River RD over Laurel Fork Creek, .50 To 734 & .10 To 644e.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT39 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

39 ft end to end. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length39.0 ft11.9 m
Daily traffic98counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Location.50 To 734 & .10 To 644e
CarriesOld River RD
CrossesLaurel Fork Creek
Coordinates37.30438, -81.35027

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area91.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic98 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000027795

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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