Structure 20181 · Danville County, VA

Piedmont Drive over Sandy River

Carries Piedmont Drive over Sandy River, 0.37rt.51/0.07mt.cross RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT302 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

302 ft end to end, longest span 75 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.

Built198937 years old
Length302.2 ft92.1 m
Daily traffic16,237counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyDanville
Location0.37rt.51/0.07mt.cross RD
CarriesPiedmont Drive
CrossesSandy River
Coordinates36.59285, -79.42863

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length302.2 ft (92.1 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width85.3 ft (26 m)
Deck Area2394.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,237 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000020181

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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