Structure 28873 · Spotsylvania County, VA

Mills DR & RTE 17 over Route I-95 Nbl & Sbl

Carries Mills DR & RTE 17 over Route I-95 Nbl & Sbl, 0.39 RTE 1 - 0.1 RTE 635.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT264 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

264 ft end to end, longest span 94 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built20224 years old
Length264.1 ft80.5 m
Daily traffic19,704counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountySpotsylvania
Location0.39 RTE 1 - 0.1 RTE 635
CarriesMills DR & RTE 17
CrossesRoute I-95 Nbl & Sbl
Coordinates38.22636, -77.49981

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length264.1 ft (80.5 m)
Max Span93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Deck Width81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Area2004.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,704 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000028873

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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