Structure 24817 · Norfolk County, VA

Military Highway over E B Elizabeth River

Carries Military Highway over E B Elizabeth River, 0.00scl Norfk0.00cl Va Bh.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,022 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,022 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 2.8 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.

Built199630 years old
Length1022.0 ft311.5 m
Daily traffic21,842counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyNorfolk
Location0.00scl Norfk0.00cl Va Bh
CarriesMilitary Highway
CrossesE B Elizabeth River
Coordinates36.83119, -76.21045

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1022.0 ft (311.5 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Deck Area5949.6 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,842 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000024817

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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