Structure 3123 · Bland County, VA

Quarry Drive over Clear Fork Creek

Carries Quarry Drive over Clear Fork Creek, .07 Fr 61-.39 To End Main.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

113 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1927rebuilt 1989
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic200counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyBland
Location.07 Fr 61-.39 To End Main
CarriesQuarry Drive
CrossesClear Fork Creek
Coordinates37.24133, -81.10146

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area275.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1927 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000003123

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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