Structure 23402 · Lynchburg County, VA

Winchester Street over Fishing Creek

Carries Winchester Street over Fishing Creek, 0.50 Wn.r.rd. 0.20 Lor.st.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199135 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic270counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLynchburg
Location0.50 Wn.r.rd. 0.20 Lor.st
CarriesWinchester Street
CrossesFishing Creek
Coordinates37.39795, -79.12813

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area48.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic270 (2019)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000023402

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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