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Bridge in Breaks, Virginia, United States
Grassy Creek Bridge
Coordinates37°18′36″N 82°17′16″W / 37.31000°N 82.28778°W / 37.31000; -82.28778
Carries4 lanes of Corridor Q (VA 460)
CrossesGrassy Creek
Named forGrassy Creek
Characteristics
MaterialConcrete
Total length1,733 ft (528 m)
Width43 ft (13 m)
Height265 ft (81 m)
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2020
Location

The Grassy Creek Bridge is a concrete dual-span bridge in Breaks, Virginia, United States. Opened in 2020, the bridge carries Corridor Q (Virginia State Route 460) across Grassy Creek, a tributary of the Russell Fork and is located immediately southeast of the Kentucky border. It is the tallest and highest bridge in the state.

History

Construction of the Grassy Creek Bridge began in January 2011, with the intention to carry a new alignment of U.S. Route 460 (currently signed as State Route 460) through the Appalachian Mountains. The new alignment, named Corridor Q, is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System and will run from Pikeville, Kentucky, to Christiansburg, Virginia, when completed. The Grassy Creek Bridge project was listed as no. 1 on the Roads & Bridges 2013 Top 10 Bridges list.

With a construction cost of approximately $100 million, the bridge was completed in September 2015 and became the tallest and highest in the state, but was dubbed a "bridge to nowhere" as the highway leading to it remained under-construction. On November 16, 2020, the Grassy Creek Bridge as the segment of Corridor Q it carried were opened to traffic.

Specifications

Each span of the Grassy Creek Bridge is 265 ft (81 m) tall, 1,733 ft (528 m) long, and 43 ft (13 m) and two highway travel lanes wide. The piers are constructed of concrete and are each reinforced by approximately 300,000 lb (140,000 kg) of steel. The concrete columns were intended to be box-shaped, but the contractor constructing the bridge decided to use column design with a horizontal cross section resembling an H-shape.

See also

References

  1. ^ Teague, Slater (16 November 2020). "Tallest bridge in Virginia now open to traffic". WJHL. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Route 460 Connector Phase I – Grassy Creek Bridges – Breaks, Virginia". American Segmental Bridge Institute. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ Oliver, Ned (19 May 2019). "Next year, Virginia's $100 million bridge to nowhere will finally connect to a road". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. "Corridor Q and Virginia's Elk". Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ Zeyher, Allen (12 November 2013). "No. 1 BRIDGE: Locationally challenged". Roads & Bridges. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. Lovely, Lori (23 July 2020). "Bridge to Nowhere … Long-Finished Span May Open Soon". Construction Equipment Guide. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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