Structure 4252 · Campbell County, VA

Spring Mill Road over Ns Railway

Carries Spring Mill Road over Ns Railway, 0.20-rt 24 /0 .12-rt 721.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

152 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2 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.

Built197551 years old
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic1,421counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyCampbell
Location0.20-rt 24 /0 .12-rt 721
CarriesSpring Mill Road
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.33214, -78.97886

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area453.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,421 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000004252

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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