Structure 3700 · Brunswick County, VA

Poor House Road over I-85 Sbl

Carries Poor House Road over I-85 Sbl, .26 Fr 606e & .26 To 606w.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT157 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

157 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 2 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.

Built196957 years old
Length157.2 ft47.9 m
Daily traffic162counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBrunswick
Location.26 Fr 606e & .26 To 606w
CarriesPoor House Road
CrossesI-85 Sbl
Coordinates36.87007, -77.83136

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length157.2 ft (47.9 m)
Max Span61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area435.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic162 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003700

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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