Structure 7675 · Fluvanna County, VA

Richmond Road over Mechunk Creek

Carries Richmond Road over Mechunk Creek, 1.05 From 799 &.45 To 759.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

180 ft end to end: about 3 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 deck arch.

Built1933rebuilt 1992
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic3,725counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFluvanna
Location1.05 From 799 &.45 To 759
CarriesRichmond Road
CrossesMechunk Creek
Coordinates37.98416, -78.31229

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area466.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,725 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number000000000007675

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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