Structure 5140200P0000000 · Roanoke County, VA

Roanoke River Park over Ravine

Carries Roanoke River Park over Ravine, 1.1 Miles To Blue Ridge P.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT603 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

603 ft end to end, longest span 152 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length603.0 ft183.8 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2012
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRoanoke
Location1.1 Miles To Blue Ridge P
CarriesRoanoke River Park
CrossesRavine
Coordinates37.24275, -79.85547

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length603.0 ft (183.8 m)
Max Span151.6 ft (46.2 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area2315.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,000 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5140200P0000000

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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