Structure 21229 · Portsmouth County, VA

Is 264 over US 17 Frederick BLVD

Carries Is 264 over US 17 Frederick BLVD, 0.90 Mi From Int SR 337.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT238 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

238 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 3 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.

Built196462 years old
Length237.9 ft72.5 m
Daily traffic50,463counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPortsmouth
Location0.90 Mi From Int SR 337
CarriesIs 264
CrossesUS 17 Frederick BLVD
Coordinates36.82191, -76.33428

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length237.9 ft (72.5 m)
Max Span78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Width126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Area2,784 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50,463 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021229

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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