Structure 21345 · Richmond County, VA

4th Street over Route 195 Expressway

Carries 4th Street over Route 195 Expressway, .01 Byrd ST .06 Canal ST.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT189 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

189 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length189.0 ft57.6 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 1990
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
Location.01 Byrd ST .06 Canal ST
Carries4th Street
CrossesRoute 195 Expressway
Coordinates37.53840, -77.44318

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length189.0 ft (57.6 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area950.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (1990)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerLocal Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021345

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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