Structure 11681 · Lunenburg County, VA

Simon Road over Spring Creek

Carries Simon Road over Spring Creek, .5 Fr 685 & 1.1 To 683.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

32 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1954rebuilt 2000
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic48counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLunenburg
Location.5 Fr 685 & 1.1 To 683
CarriesSimon Road
CrossesSpring Creek
Coordinates37.03738, -78.37297

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area49 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic48 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000011681

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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