Structure AFVAMUHJ00404 · Hampton County, VA

King Street over SW Branch Back River

Carries King Street over SW Branch Back River, 200 Feet North Of Securit.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
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 FT1,845 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

1,845 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft: about 5.1 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.

Built1934rebuilt 1955
Length1845.1 ft562.4 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyHampton
Location200 Feet North Of Securit
CarriesKing Street
CrossesSW Branch Back River
Coordinates37.06786, -76.34890

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1845.1 ft (562.4 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area5117.8 sq m
Main Spans41
Year Built1934 (reconstructed 1955)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerAir Force
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberAFVAMUHJ00404

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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