Structure 21193 · Portsmouth County, VA

Court Street over Is 264 Wbl

Carries Court Street over Is 264 Wbl, Downtown Tun. Portsmouth.

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
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

32 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1951rebuilt 1990
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic3,800counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPortsmouth
LocationDowntown Tun. Portsmouth
CarriesCourt Street
CrossesIs 264 Wbl
Coordinates36.83114, -76.30073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width103.3 ft (31.5 m)
Deck Area308.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021193

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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