Structure 6756 · Fairfax County, VA

Franconia Road over Metro & Csx Rwy

Carries Franconia Road over Metro & Csx Rwy, 00.00fr.635/00.05to1320.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 84 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.

Built197452 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic30,910counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 8 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Location00.00fr.635/00.05to1320
CarriesFranconia Road
CrossesMetro & Csx Rwy
Coordinates38.77986, -77.15698

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Area1487.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,910 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 8 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006756

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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