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BUNCH ROAD over VALLEY BRANCH

Craig County, Virginia

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Coordinates:
+37.59030, -80.21973
37°35'25" N, 80°13'11" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:BUNCH ROAD over VALLEY BRANCH
Structure number:080815000003222
Location:1.25 MI. SW ST HWY 18
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Rural) [09]
Length of largest span:20.0 ft. [6.1 m]
Total length:33.1 ft. [10.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:13.1 ft. [4.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:14.1 ft. [4.3 m]
Owner:U.S. Forest Service [64]
Year built:1970
Year reconstructed:1994
Historic significance:Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Wood or Timber [8]

Latest Available Inspection: August 2016

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Poor
Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:5 [as of 1997]
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck geometry appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Water adequacy appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. [4]
Sufficiency rating:30.8

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
August 2016PoorFairPoorFair530.8
August 2014PoorFairPoorFair546.5