Structure 51580-00036 · Charlottesville County, VA

Portsmouth Dike RD over Big Entry Ditch

Carries Portsmouth Dike RD over Big Entry Ditch, Big Entry & Portsmouth.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT46 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

46 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.

Built198343 years old
Length45.9 ft14 m
Daily traffic1counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyCharlottesville
LocationBig Entry & Portsmouth
CarriesPortsmouth Dike RD
CrossesBig Entry Ditch
Coordinates36.72667, -76.38700

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length45.9 ft (14 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Area61.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000051580-00036

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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