Structure 15279 · Rockbridge County, VA

Sbl Route 0081 over Cedar Creek & RTE 692

Carries Sbl Route 0081 over Cedar Creek & RTE 692, 0.96 - E175 & 3.70 - E180.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT227 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

227 ft end to end, longest span 76 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.

Built196363 years old
Length227.4 ft69.3 m
Daily traffic18,708counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRockbridge
Location0.96 - E175 & 3.70 - E180
CarriesSbl Route 0081
CrossesCedar Creek & RTE 692
Coordinates37.64016, -79.56238

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length227.4 ft (69.3 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area783.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,708 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000015279

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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