Structure DAPAMCRAD000924 · Montgomery County, VA

Unnamed Road over New River

Carries Unnamed Road over New River, New River Bridge Crossing.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,022 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,022 ft end to end, longest span 165 ft: about 2.8 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built1943rebuilt 1992
Length1022.0 ft311.5 m
Daily traffic400counted 2016
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
LocationNew River Bridge Crossing
CarriesUnnamed Road
CrossesNew River
Coordinates37.19394, -80.54127

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1022.0 ft (311.5 m)
Max Span165.0 ft (50.3 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area2647.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2016)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerArmy
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberDAPAMCRAD000924

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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