Structure 21881 · Chesapeake County, VA

Bainbridge Blvd. over Ns Railway

Carries Bainbridge Blvd. over Ns Railway, 1.88ncl-ches/1.83 Rte. 13.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT275 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

275 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 4 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.

Built1938rebuilt 1997
Length274.9 ft83.8 m
Daily traffic9,753counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyChesapeake
Location1.88ncl-ches/1.83 Rte. 13
CarriesBainbridge Blvd.
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates36.80178, -76.27619

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.9 ft (83.8 m)
Max Span67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1072.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,753 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021881

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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