Structure 8358 · Giles County, VA

Wbl Route 0460 over New River & N&w Railway

Carries Wbl Route 0460 over New River & N&w Railway, 0.96 Pearisbg. 2.94 Narr..

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,320 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,320 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 3.7 football fields. 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.

Built197848 years old
Length1320.2 ft402.4 m
Daily traffic8,043counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 17 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyGiles
Location0.96 Pearisbg. 2.94 Narr.
CarriesWbl Route 0460
CrossesNew River & N&w Railway
Coordinates37.34118, -80.75855

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1320.2 ft (402.4 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area5150.7 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,043 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 17 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000008358

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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