Structure 200251011810012 · Orleans County, VT

Vt 00014 Ml over Black River

Carries Vt 00014 Ml over Black River, 3.3 Mi S Jct. Vt.58 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

89 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195670 years old
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic1,400counted 2018
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVermont
CountyOrleans
Location3.3 Mi S Jct. Vt.58 E
CarriesVt 00014 Ml
CrossesBlack River
Coordinates44.77124, -72.32764

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span86.0 ft (26.2 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area271 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,400 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200251011810012

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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