Structure 9270 · Halifax County, VA

River Road over Miry Creek

Carries River Road over Miry Creek, 2.80-rt 682 - 1.33-rt 945.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT128 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

128 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 2011
Length128.3 ft39.1 m
Daily traffic873counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Location2.80-rt 682 - 1.33-rt 945
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesMiry Creek
Coordinates36.69604, -78.97390

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length128.3 ft (39.1 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area281.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic873 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000009270

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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