Structure 27534 · Accomack County, VA

Chincoteague Road over Lewis CR Ch & Blk Narrow

Carries Chincoteague Road over Lewis CR Ch & Blk Narrow, 10.0fr13/0.06 To Main ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT4,035 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

4,035 ft end to end: about 11 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built201016 years old
Length4035.1 ft1229.9 m
Daily traffic8,710counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAccomack
Location10.0fr13/0.06 To Main ST
CarriesChincoteague Road
CrossesLewis CR Ch & Blk Narrow
Coordinates37.93726, -75.38358

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length4035.1 ft (1229.9 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area15004.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,710 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000027534

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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