Structure 11834 · Mathews County, VA

Wbl over Burke Mill Stream

Carries Wbl over Burke Mill Stream, Gloucester-mathews C.line.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT98 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

98 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length98.1 ft29.9 m
Daily traffic13,944counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyMathews
LocationGloucester-mathews C.line
CarriesWbl
CrossesBurke Mill Stream
Coordinates37.46511, -76.44677

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area254.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,944 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000011834

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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