Structure 11204 · Loudoun County, VA

Unison Road over Dog Branch

Carries Unison Road over Dog Branch, 00.85fr700/ 00.70 626.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

55 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1998
Length55.1 ft16.8 m
Daily traffic51counted 2014
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLoudoun
Location00.85fr700/ 00.70 626
CarriesUnison Road
CrossesDog Branch
Coordinates39.04309, -77.78049

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area110.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000011204

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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