Structure 645 · Albemarle County, VA

Plunkett Road over Lynch River

Carries Plunkett Road over Lynch River, 0.3fr 663 & 0.4 Greene Cl.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

81 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 through truss.

Built1917rebuilt 2018
Length81.4 ft24.8 m
Daily traffic318counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Location0.3fr 663 & 0.4 Greene Cl
CarriesPlunkett Road
CrossesLynch River
Coordinates38.22489, -78.52084

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Max Span50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area106.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1917 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic318 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000000645

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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