Structure 200019014A02022 · Bennington County, VT

US 00007 Ramp over US 7 Ramp A Over Vt 279

Carries US 00007 Ramp over US 7 Ramp A Over Vt 279, 1.0 Mi N Jct Vt 7a @ Ex 1.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT232 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

232 ft end to end, longest span 119 ft: about 3 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.

Built197353 years old
Length232.0 ft70.7 m
Daily traffic10,900counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVermont
CountyBennington
Location1.0 Mi N Jct Vt 7a @ Ex 1
CarriesUS 00007 Ramp
CrossesUS 7 Ramp A Over Vt 279
Coordinates42.90573, -73.20786

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length232.0 ft (70.7 m)
Max Span119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Deck Width50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Area1095.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,900 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number200019014A02022

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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