Structure 26053 · Petersburg County, VA

Halifax Road over Csx Railway

Carries Halifax Road over Csx Railway, 0.64 To Bessemer Road.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT172 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

172 ft end to end, longest span 72 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.

Built200224 years old
Length171.9 ft52.4 m
Daily traffic4,183counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPetersburg
Location0.64 To Bessemer Road
CarriesHalifax Road
CrossesCsx Railway
Coordinates37.18758, -77.42153

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length171.9 ft (52.4 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area681.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,183 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000026053

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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