Structure 21911 · Chesapeake County, VA

Is 664 Nbl over Us13/460 & Csx Rr

Carries Is 664 Nbl over Us13/460 & Csx Rr, Bowers Hill Interchange.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT682 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

682 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built198343 years old
Length682.1 ft207.9 m
Daily traffic57,052counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyChesapeake
LocationBowers Hill Interchange
CarriesIs 664 Nbl
CrossesUs13/460 & Csx Rr
Coordinates36.78569, -76.41177

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length682.1 ft (207.9 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Area5052.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic57,052 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021911

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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