Structure 21291 · Richmond County, VA

Forest Hill Avenue over Route 150

Carries Forest Hill Avenue over Route 150, 0020shelia Ln0030cherke R.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

149 ft end to end, longest span 75 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.

Built199036 years old
Length149.0 ft45.4 m
Daily traffic13,881counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
Location0020shelia Ln0030cherke R
CarriesForest Hill Avenue
CrossesRoute 150
Coordinates37.53736, -77.52925

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Area1330.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,881 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021291

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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