Structure 21785 · Halifax County, VA

Summit Drive over Poplar Creek

Carries Summit Drive over Poplar Creek, .18-edmunds/.17-branco ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

26 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.

Built1932rebuilt 2010
Length26.2 ft8 m
Daily traffic175counted 1990
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyHalifax
Location.18-edmunds/.17-branco ST
CarriesSummit Drive
CrossesPoplar Creek
Coordinates36.69638, -78.91193

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length26.2 ft (8 m)
Max Span26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area46.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic175 (1990)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerTown/Township Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000021785

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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