Structure 18113 · Stafford County, VA

Sbl Route 0095 over Rappahannock River

Carries Sbl Route 0095 over Rappahannock River, Spotsy.-stafford Co.line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,298 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,298 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 3.6 football fields. 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1982
Length1297.9 ft395.6 m
Daily traffic17,491counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyStafford
LocationSpotsy.-stafford Co.line
CarriesSbl Route 0095
CrossesRappahannock River
Coordinates38.32509, -77.50258

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1297.9 ft (395.6 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area7437.3 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,491 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000018113

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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