Structure 18560 · Tazewell County, VA

Route 0624 over Beech Fork Creek #1

Carries Route 0624 over Beech Fork Creek #1, .60fr Wvaline;.15tort643.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

45 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1981
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic213counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Location.60fr Wvaline;.15tort643
CarriesRoute 0624
CrossesBeech Fork Creek #1
Coordinates37.19473, -81.63302

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area112.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic213 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000018560

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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