Structure 21583 · Richmond County, VA

14th Street over James River South Div @

Carries 14th Street over James River South Div @, .07 Fr 2nd & .54 To 60 EB.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT841 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

841 ft end to end, longest span 101 ft: about 2.3 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a deck arch.

Built1913113 years old
Length840.9 ft256.3 m
Daily traffic17,082counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
Location.07 Fr 2nd & .54 To 60 EB
Carries14th Street
CrossesJames River South Div @
Coordinates37.52686, -77.43498

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length840.9 ft (256.3 m)
Max Span101.0 ft (30.8 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area4613.4 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1913

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,082 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000021583

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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