Structure 22278 · Virginia Beach County, VA

Great Neck Rd. Sbl over Broad Bay RD & Long Cr.

Carries Great Neck Rd. Sbl over Broad Bay RD & Long Cr., 0.11adam Keel/0.68 To 60.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,122 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

1,122 ft end to end, longest span 230 ft: about 3.1 football fields. 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.

Built198838 years old
Length1122.0 ft342 m
Daily traffic12,799counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyVirginia Beach
Location0.11adam Keel/0.68 To 60
CarriesGreat Neck Rd. Sbl
CrossesBroad Bay RD & Long Cr.
Coordinates36.90216, -76.06691

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1122.0 ft (342 m)
Max Span230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area3830.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,799 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000022278

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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