Structure 14782 · Richmond County, VA

E. Queen St. over Rappahannock R Rte-1013@

Carries E. Queen St. over Rappahannock R Rte-1013@, Richmond-essex Co. Line.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
5,604 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

5,604 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built196462 years old
Length5604.0 ft1708.1 m
Daily traffic13,949counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
LocationRichmond-essex Co. Line
CarriesE. Queen St.
CrossesRappahannock R Rte-1013@
Coordinates37.93047, -76.85736

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5604.0 ft (1708.1 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area17251.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,949 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000014782

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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