12445125R0002 Virginia Creeper Site Visit Locations Read ahead.pdf
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This document is a detailed site visit guide for the US Forest Service's Virginia Creeper Trail Reconstruction project in the Southern Region. The comprehensive document covers site visits for 48 bridge structures along the trail, spanning from Damascus to Whitetop Station in Virginia. The site visit is scheduled for August 11-14, 2025, with a preproposal conference and detailed daily agendas that include safety briefings, trail walks/rides, and open forum question and answer sessions.
The document provides extensive technical details for each bridge, including pre-storm bridge types (steel truss, steel girder, wooden trestle, steel culvert), bridge lengths, GPS coordinates, and specific reconstruction requirements. Each bridge's documentation includes instructions for debris removal, foundation design, superstructure specifications, and deck reconstruction, with a focus on meeting AASHTO H-20 vehicular live loading standards. The site visits will involve carefully documenting existing conditions, assessing structural integrity, and planning replacements that maintain trail functionality and safety, with specific considerations for foundation, low chord elevation, and deck design.
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Tracking about 33 larger structures and large areas of extensive trail damage
Pre-storm bridge types and lengths
Steel Truss – 9 Steel Girder – 4 Wooden Trestle – 19 Steel Culvert - 1 Lots of combinations of the above
Average Bridge length = 126 ft
Lengths (ft) 0-50 - 4 50-100 - 11 100-200 - 14 200+ - 3
Site Visit Schedule
NEW LOCATION and TIME:
Date: 11-14 Aug 2025 Preproposal Conference/Site Visit / Time: 0800- 1600 ET Conference Location:
55775 Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (Damascus Town Park / Caboose on Trail) Damascus, VA 24236 POC: Jessie Howard, 540-492-1728 Email: jessie.howard@usda.gov
DRAFT AGENDA
11 AUG 2025: 0730 - 0800 MEET AND GREET
0800 - 0815 Opening Remarks /OVERVIEW OF VIRGINIA CREEPER AND DAMAGE
0815 - 0830 TRAIL SAFETY BRIEFING
0830 - 1200 TRAIL WALK/RIDE MARKERS 0 - 5
1300 - 1600 TRAIL WALK/RIDE MARKERS 5 - 10
END OF DAY 1
Damascus to Bridge 34
12 AUG 2025: 0730 - 0800 MEET AND GREET
0800 - 0815 TRAIL SAFETY BRIEFING
0815 - 1200 TRAIL WALK/RIDE MARKERS 10 - 15
1300 - 1600 TRAIL WALK/RIDE MARKERS 15 - 19
END OF DAY 2
13 AUG 2025: 0730-0800 MEET AND GREET
0800 -1200 Open Forum Questions and Answers 1200 Closing Remarks
END OF DAY 3
13-15 Aug 2025 Self-Guided investigations *Please provide the USDA-FS all team members going to the VCT.
This list will be provided to FS law enforcement as prior authorization. Extended times available upon request.
Bridge 34 to Bridge 47
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Bridge 16
Location – Damascus – Park in parking lot near cabooses and walk to bridge
Parking
Site
Bridge 17
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Location – Damascus – Park in parking lot near pool or Subway.
Bridge 18 10
Location – Along 58 – Park in gravel lot adjacent to bridge
Bridge 19
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After
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Location – Along 58 – Park in gravel lot adjacent to bridge 18 and walk
Bridge 20
Location – Along 58 – Park in wide spot on the road. Parking is tough here and we will need to traverse traffic and walk down a slope if you want to get on the bridge. May have to stagger these visits.
Bridge 21
Location – behind private property– We may or may not go here. Parking along the R/W and walk in through private property if we have permission.
Bridge 22 14
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After
Location – Park in staging area for Debris Removal Contractor which is the Straight Branch Trail Head. Please watch for equipment. – Walk to bridge 22.
Bridge 23
Before
After
Location – Park in staging area for Debris Removal Contractor which is the Straight Branch Trail Head. Please watch for equipment. – Walk to bridge 22 and ford creek then walk to 23.
Bridge 24
Location – Park in staging area for Debris Removal Contractor which is the Straight Branch Trail Head. Please watch for equipment. – Walk to bridge 22 and ford creek then walk to 23 and ford creek walk to 24 (trail is very rough in many sections).
Before After
Destroyed wall/trail
Bridge 25 17
Location – Park Taylors Valley. Please be mindful of private property. Walk to bridge 26 – ford creek – walk to 25.
Bridge 26 18
BeforeAfter mindful of private property. Walk to bridge.
Bridge 27 19
After
Location – Park in Taylors Valley near bridge.
Please be mindful of private property. Walk to bridge.
Bridge 28 20 mindful of private property. Walk to bridge.
Bridge 29 21 mindful of private property. Walk to bridge – crossing over 28 which is still in place.
Bridges 30-39 Park and Walk Either from Taylor Valley or Creek Junction Trail head near 38
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Bridge 30 23
Bridge 31 24
Bridge 32
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Bridge 33
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Bridge 34
Bridge 35
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Bridge 36
Bridge 37
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Bridge 38 31
Location – Park below the bridge and walk up the steep slope at the Abutment.
Bridge 39 32
Bridge 40 33
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Location – Park near bridge 41 and hike in.
Slide on the road a car can’t get by.
Bridge 41
Location – Park near bridge 41 on the road
Bridge 42
Location – Park on road and hike over – not sure if that’s private?
Bridge 43 36
Bridge 44
Location – Park on road and hike over – not sure if that’s private?
Bridge 45
Before
After
Bridge 46 39
Location – last time I was there a few years ago I drove the trail to the site. May have to park at the road and walk.
Bridge 47 40
Location – Park at Whitetop parking lot and walk
Bridge 48
Location – Park on gravel road and walk over.
This is in Green Cove
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