Structure 17341 · Shenandoah County, VA

Veach Gap RD over Passage Creek

Carries Veach Gap RD over Passage Creek, 0.15 To 678 - 0.40 To End.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT52 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

52 ft end to end, longest span 16 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built192799 years old
Length51.8 ft15.8 m
Daily traffic35counted 2017
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyShenandoah
Location0.15 To 678 - 0.40 To End
CarriesVeach Gap RD
CrossesPassage Creek
Coordinates38.87386, -78.38606

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Max Span16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Width11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Area56.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1927

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000017341

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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