Structure 18430 · Tazewell County, VA

Rte. 19 Ramp B over Old Rte. 16

Carries Rte. 19 Ramp B over Old Rte. 16, 0.07to 16 & 0.03to 19 Nbl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

176 ft end to end, longest span 59 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 1998
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic515counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Location0.07to 16 & 0.03to 19 Nbl
CarriesRte. 19 Ramp B
CrossesOld Rte. 16
Coordinates37.12764, -81.52433

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area487.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic515 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000018430

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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