Structure 200113009109012 · Orange County, VT

US 00005 Ml over Waits River

Carries US 00005 Ml over Waits River, 0.1 Mi S Jct. Vt.25b.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

92 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 girder bridge.

Built193987 years old
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVermont
CountyOrange
Location0.1 Mi S Jct. Vt.25b
CarriesUS 00005 Ml
CrossesWaits River
Coordinates43.99213, -72.12816

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area274.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200113009109012

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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