Structure 21935 · Chesapeake County, VA

Indian River Road over Indian River

Carries Indian River Road over Indian River, 0.77ecl Norf/0.84wcl Va B.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT584 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

584 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built197452 years old
Length583.7 ft177.9 m
Daily traffic22,822counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyChesapeake
Location0.77ecl Norf/0.84wcl Va B
CarriesIndian River Road
CrossesIndian River
Coordinates36.82367, -76.23773

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length583.7 ft (177.9 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width102.7 ft (31.3 m)
Deck Area5568.3 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,822 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000021935

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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