Structure 16536 · Russell County, VA

Pioneer Drive over Little Cedar Creek

Carries Pioneer Drive over Little Cedar Creek, .35m To 817 & .25m To 657.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

28 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic495counted 2014
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRussell
Location.35m To 817 & .25m To 657
CarriesPioneer Drive
CrossesLittle Cedar Creek
Coordinates36.87135, -82.11330

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area69.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic495 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000016536

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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