Structure 22383 · Wythe County, VA

Peppers Ferry Road over I-77

Carries Peppers Ferry Road over I-77, .43m To 81 & .15m To 705.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT269 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

269 ft end to end, longest span 81 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1969rebuilt 2011
Length269.4 ft82.1 m
Daily traffic2,520counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyWythe
Location.43m To 81 & .15m To 705
CarriesPeppers Ferry Road
CrossesI-77
Coordinates36.96684, -81.06660

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length269.4 ft (82.1 m)
Max Span81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area960.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,520 (2020)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000022383

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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