Structure 25427 · Roanoke County, VA

Valley View BLVD over I-581

Carries Valley View BLVD over I-581, 1.70-rt 101; 0.00-int.581.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT241 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

241 ft end to end, longest span 135 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.

Built1999rebuilt 2016
Length240.8 ft73.4 m
Daily traffic17,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRoanoke
Location1.70-rt 101; 0.00-int.581
CarriesValley View BLVD
CrossesI-581
Coordinates37.29754, -79.95838

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length240.8 ft (73.4 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width87.6 ft (26.7 m)
Deck Area1959.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1999 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000025427

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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