Structure 8244 · Frederick County, VA

Shady Elm RD over Route 37

Carries Shady Elm RD over Route 37, 1.25 To 649 - 0.55 To 652.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

200 ft end to end, longest span 100 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.

Built197749 years old
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic696counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFrederick
Location1.25 To 649 - 0.55 To 652
CarriesShady Elm RD
CrossesRoute 37
Coordinates39.12801, -78.20418

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area597.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic696 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number000000000008244

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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