Structure 20471 · Hopewell County, VA

6th Avenue over Ns Railway

Carries 6th Avenue over Ns Railway, 0010laprade A00107th AVE.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT232 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

232 ft end to end, longest span 118 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.

Built198541 years old
Length232.0 ft70.7 m
Daily traffic9,847counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyHopewell
Location0010laprade A00107th AVE
Carries6th Avenue
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.29862, -77.29048

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length232.0 ft (70.7 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area1484.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,847 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020471

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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