Structure 10007 · Chesterfield County, VA

I-295 over James River @

Carries I-295 over James River @, .0 Chest Cl & .0 Henri Cl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,686 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

4,686 ft end to end, longest span 630 ft: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length4686.0 ft1428.3 m
Daily traffic40,947counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyChesterfield
Location.0 Chest Cl & .0 Henri Cl
CarriesI-295
CrossesJames River @
Coordinates37.38175, -77.34655

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length4686.0 ft (1428.3 m)
Max Span629.9 ft (192 m)
Deck Width125.7 ft (38.3 m)
Deck Area54703.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40,947 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000010007

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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