Structure 23489 · Fairfax County, VA

Fairfax County Pkw over I-95

Carries Fairfax County Pkw over I-95, 00.30fr790/00.28to877.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT319 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

319 ft end to end, longest span 121 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.

Built199333 years old
Length318.9 ft97.2 m
Daily traffic54,968counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 23 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Location00.30fr790/00.28to877
CarriesFairfax County Pkw
CrossesI-95
Coordinates38.74007, -77.18960

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length318.9 ft (97.2 m)
Max Span121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Deck Width103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Area3052.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54,968 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge13

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000023489

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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