Structure 7148 · Fauquier County, VA

Route 17 Sbl over Ns Railway & RTE 805

Carries Route 17 Sbl over Ns Railway & RTE 805, .77 Fr 28 & 1.06 To 653.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT236 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

236 ft end to end, longest span 82 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1948rebuilt 1980
Length235.9 ft71.9 m
Daily traffic8,648counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFauquier
Location.77 Fr 28 & 1.06 To 653
CarriesRoute 17 Sbl
CrossesNs Railway & RTE 805
Coordinates38.57227, -77.76250

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length235.9 ft (71.9 m)
Max Span82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area697.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,648 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007148

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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