Structure 8344 · Giles County, VA

Pul/gilestpk/rt100 over Walker Creek

Carries Pul/gilestpk/rt100 over Walker Creek, 0.08-rt660; 0.36-rt606.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT363 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

363 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 5 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.

Built199036 years old
Length362.9 ft110.6 m
Daily traffic5,207counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyGiles
Location0.08-rt660; 0.36-rt606
CarriesPul/gilestpk/rt100
CrossesWalker Creek
Coordinates37.24356, -80.71146

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length362.9 ft (110.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area2964.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,207 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000008344

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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