Structure 20447 · Harrisonburg County, VA

Route 33 Ebl over Ns Railway & Creek

Carries Route 33 Ebl over Ns Railway & Creek, 0.04 Cntrl-0.02 I81s Ramp.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

180 ft end to end, longest span 71 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.

Built196066 years old
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic8,187counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyHarrisonburg
Location0.04 Cntrl-0.02 I81s Ramp
CarriesRoute 33 Ebl
CrossesNs Railway & Creek
Coordinates38.44113, -78.85372

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area527.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,187 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020447

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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