Structure 13878 · Prince Edward County, VA

Sbl Route 15 over RTE 460 Bypass

Carries Sbl Route 15 over RTE 460 Bypass, 0.83 Cl Farm/0.05 RT 628.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT269 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

269 ft end to end, longest span 134 ft: about 4 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.

Built197650 years old
Length269.4 ft82.1 m
Daily traffic8,884counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPrince Edward
Location0.83 Cl Farm/0.05 RT 628
CarriesSbl Route 15
CrossesRTE 460 Bypass
Coordinates37.26901, -78.40569

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length269.4 ft (82.1 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1050.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,884 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000013878

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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