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Blue Grass Trail42 over Sinking Creek

Giles County, Virginia

Map

Coordinates:
+37.30332, -80.48660
37°18'12" N, 80°29'12" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	Blue Grass Trail42 over Sinking Creek
Structure number:	000000000008317
Location:	2.87-CraigCo;1.25-Rte460
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) `[07]`
Length of largest span:	43.0 ft. `[13.1 m]`
Total length:	85.0 ft. `[25.9 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	28.2 ft. `[8.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	30.8 ft. `[9.4 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1941
Year reconstructed:	2003
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Box beam or girders - Multiple `[05]`
Deck type:	Other `[9]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: October 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,300 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	2% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
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 condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	84.7
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$30,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
October 2017	Good	Good	Good	Good	1300	84.7
October 2015	Good	Good	Good	Good	1300	84.7
October 2013	Good	Good	Good	Good	1286	84.7
October 2011	Good	Good	Good	Good	1286	84.7
October 2009	Good	Good	Good	Good	1286	84.7
October 2007	Good	Good	Good	Good	1362	84.4
October 2005	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	1349	84.5
October 2003	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Good	1333	84.5
October 2002	Poor	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	1229	48.7
October 2001	Poor	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	1210	48.8
October 2000	Poor	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	1749	45.2
December 1999	Poor	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	1749	45.2
November 1998	Poor	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	1700	45.6
January 1997	Poor	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	1500	46.5
February 1996	Poor	Fair	Poor	Good	1500	49.0
January 1994	Poor	Fair	Poor	Good	1365	49.9
January 1992	Poor	Fair	Poor	Good	810	40.5
January 1991	Poor	Fair	Poor	Good	810	40.5

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