Structure 12805 · Nottoway County, VA

The Falls Road over Ns Railway

Carries The Falls Road over Ns Railway, .18 Fr 460 & .03 To T1004.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

175 ft end to end, longest span 89 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.

Built1955rebuilt 2014
Length175.2 ft53.4 m
Daily traffic2,316counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyNottoway
Location.18 Fr 460 & .03 To T1004
CarriesThe Falls Road
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.17111, -78.12441

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.2 ft (53.4 m)
Max Span88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area710.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,316 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number000000000012805

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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