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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY over OTTER CREEK

Amherst County, Virginia

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Coordinates:
+37.56861, -79.35308
37°34'07" N, 79°21'11" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY over OTTER CREEK
Structure number:5140015P0000000
Location:1.8 MILES TO VA ROUTE 501
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Collector (Rural) [08]
Length of largest span:40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Total length:148.0 ft. [45.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:30.2 ft. [9.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:35.4 ft. [10.8 m]
Skew angle:45°
Owner:National Park Service [66]
Year built:1958
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Number of main spans:4
Main spans material:Concrete continuous [2]
Main spans design:Tee beam [04]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: August 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Posted for other load-capacity restriction [R]
Average daily traffic:474 [as of 2012]
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck geometry appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Water adequacy appraisal:Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Sufficiency rating:84.1
Estimated cost of work:$165,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
August 2018FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood47484.1
November 2016FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood47478.1
October 2014FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood47481.5
October 2012FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood47481.5
October 2010FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood47481.5
September 2008FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood47484.5
October 2006FairSatisfactoryGoodGood47475.5
November 2004FairSatisfactoryGoodGood47475.3
September 2004FairSatisfactoryGoodGood47475.3
September 2002FairSatisfactoryGoodGood47475.5
November 2000FairSatisfactoryGoodGood47483.5
August 1998FairSatisfactoryGoodVery Good47483.5