Structure 24272 · Richmond County, VA

Hopkins Road over RT 161 Csx Rr Br Rock Ck

Carries Hopkins Road over RT 161 Csx Rr Br Rock Ck, 0.10 Fr Terminal AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT793 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

793 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built199432 years old
Length793.0 ft241.7 m
Daily traffic9,604counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
Location0.10 Fr Terminal AVE
CarriesHopkins Road
CrossesRT 161 Csx Rr Br Rock Ck
Coordinates37.48404, -77.46619

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length793.0 ft (241.7 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Area4979.0 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,604 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000024272

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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