Structure 25095 · Albemarle County, VA

Taylors Gap Road over Middle Branch

Carries Taylors Gap Road over Middle Branch, 0.21 Fr 696 / 0.79 To 708.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

31 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 slab bridge.

Built1977rebuilt 1997
Length31.5 ft9.6 m
Daily traffic502counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Location0.21 Fr 696 / 0.79 To 708
CarriesTaylors Gap Road
CrossesMiddle Branch
Coordinates37.97973, -78.63792

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Max Span31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area72 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1977 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic502 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000025095

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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