Structure 5977 · Dinwiddie County, VA

Interstate-85 over Route 319 (seventh Ave)

Carries Interstate-85 over Route 319 (seventh Ave), .52 Fr 1 & 0.51 Scl Petg.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

94 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1996
Length94.5 ft28.8 m
Daily traffic51,555counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyDinwiddie
Location.52 Fr 1 & 0.51 Scl Petg
CarriesInterstate-85
CrossesRoute 319 (seventh Ave)
Coordinates37.19906, -77.45467

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length94.5 ft (28.8 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Area843.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51,555 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000005977

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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