Structure 10696 · Lee County, VA

Route 23 Sbl over Norfork&southern Railway

Carries Route 23 Sbl over Norfork&southern Railway, 2.10frwisecl;2.30toscotcl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

156 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 2 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.

Built1975rebuilt 2024
Length155.5 ft47.4 m
Daily traffic9,292counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 19 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLee
Location2.10frwisecl;2.30toscotcl
CarriesRoute 23 Sbl
CrossesNorfork&southern Railway
Coordinates36.79038, -82.81292

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length155.5 ft (47.4 m)
Max Span57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area625.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 2024)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,292 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 19 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000010696

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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