Structure 80812000003200 · Scott County, VA

Tito Cain Gap Road over North Fork Clinch River

Carries Tito Cain Gap Road over North Fork Clinch River, .03 Mi. SW US HWY 23.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

52 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.

Built198343 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic10counted 1997
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyScott
Location.03 Mi. SW US HWY 23
CarriesTito Cain Gap Road
CrossesNorth Fork Clinch River
Coordinates36.75807, -82.81503

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area77.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (1997)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080812000003200

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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