Structure 18669 · Tazewell County, VA

Old River Road over Laurel Fork Creek

Carries Old River Road over Laurel Fork Creek, .36 To 734 & .24 50 644e.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

32 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 slab bridge.

Built1920106 years old
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic98counted 2015
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Location.36 To 734 & .24 50 644e
CarriesOld River Road
CrossesLaurel Fork Creek
Coordinates37.30489, -81.35172

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area54.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic98 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000018669

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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