Structure 8484 · Giles County, VA

Poplar St./rte710 over Mill Creek

Carries Poplar St./rte710 over Mill Creek, 0.00-rte652; 0.50-narrows.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · 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
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1932rebuilt 2010
Length24.6 ft7.5 m
Daily traffic189counted 2017
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyGiles
Location0.00-rte652; 0.50-narrows
CarriesPoplar St./rte710
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates37.31951, -80.79623

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Max Span22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area50.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic189 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000008484

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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