Structure 20750 · Newport News County, VA

Is 664 N Appr over Terminal AVE & Boat Harb

Carries Is 664 N Appr over Terminal AVE & Boat Harb, North Approach Mmmbt.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
6,141 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

6,141 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 17 football fields, or 1.2 miles. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length6141.1 ft1871.8 m
Daily traffic69,530counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyNewport News
LocationNorth Approach Mmmbt
CarriesIs 664 N Appr
CrossesTerminal AVE & Boat Harb
Coordinates36.97720, -76.42261

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length6141.1 ft (1871.8 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Deck Area51661.7 sq m
Main Spans43
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic69,530 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020750

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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