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Big Walker Creek Bridge

Giles County, Virginia

Photos 

Big Walker Creek Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008

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BH Photo #134330

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Walker Creek on Flat Hollow Road 670
Location
Giles County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Design
8-panel pin-connected Pratt Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.16167, -80.85833   (decimal degrees)
37°09'42" N, 80°51'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/512578/4112816 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
White Gate
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
227
Inventory numbers
VA 8471 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 34.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

8-panel truss (507)
Built 1936 (1,200)
Built during 1930s (12,163)
Giles County, Virginia (26)
One-lane traffic (7,830)
Open (40,958)
Owned by state (16,547)
Pin-connected (4,668)
Pratt through truss (6,042)
 Pratt truss (10,276)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,414)
Structurally deficient (12,896)
Sufficiency rating zero (194)
Through truss (16,699)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)
Truss (35,365)
Virginia (1,381)

Update Log 

  • November 5, 2018: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • November 4, 2010: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: Added design specifics
  • February 26, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Changed to Pratt Through Truss

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Matthew Ridpath
  • Timothy and Joann Phillips
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Comments 

Big Walker Creek Bridge
Posted May 4, 2015, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

If the FY 2016 6 Year Plan can be believed, yes, but not anytime soon.

http://syip.virginiadot.org/Pages/lineitemDetails.aspx?syp_s...

Big Walker Creek Bridge
Posted May 4, 2015, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

According to this link, this bridge is scheduled for replacement:

http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/virginia/big-walker-creek-...

Can anyone confirm/deny the status?

Regards,

Art S.

Big Walker Creek Bridge
Posted February 27, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I'm betting it was moved to this location in 1936, looks like it is on newer abutments. But I agree that this bridge is much older. It has the looks of an 1890's Massillon product.

Big Walker Creek Bridge
Posted February 27, 2009, by Robert L. Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I suspect this bridge might be considerably older then 1936 based on the appearance of the portal bracing and the fact that the bridge appears to be pin-connected.