Structure 20361 · Hampton County, VA

Mellen Street over Mill Creek

Carries Mellen Street over Mill Creek, 0.10fort Monro/1.04 To 64.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT566 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

566 ft end to end, longest span 23 ft: about 1.6 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1961rebuilt 1982
Length565.9 ft172.5 m
Daily traffic2,324counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyHampton
Location0.10fort Monro/1.04 To 64
CarriesMellen Street
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates37.01279, -76.31682

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length565.9 ft (172.5 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area1466.2 sq m
Main Spans25
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,324 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020361

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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