Structure 6178 · Fairfax County, VA

Fairview Park Dr. over Route 50 (arlington BLVD

Carries Fairview Park Dr. over Route 50 (arlington BLVD, 00.47fr Sb495/00.75to29.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

162 ft end to end, longest span 94 ft: about 2 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.

Built198541 years old
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic15,179counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Location00.47fr Sb495/00.75to29
CarriesFairview Park Dr.
CrossesRoute 50 (arlington BLVD
Coordinates38.86562, -77.21376

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Width109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Area1654.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,179 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006178

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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