Potts Creek Bridge

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Potts Creek on Route 785
Location: Alleghany County, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 151.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.65425, -80.13398 (decimal degrees)
37°39'15" N, 80°08'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/576390/4167806 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Alleghany
Inventory numbers: VA 1207 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33565 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 67.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 53

Potts Creek Bridge

Posted December 5, 2010, by Jason Linkenhoker (cfdzr2 [at] ntelos [dot] net)

This bridge has been replaced with a new concrete bridge.