Structure 21531 · Richmond County, VA

North Boulevard over Csx Railway

Carries North Boulevard over Csx Railway, .46 95 & .54 33(250).

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

251 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 3 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.

Built1943rebuilt 1986
Length251.0 ft76.5 m
Daily traffic23,000counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
Location.46 95 & .54 33(250)
CarriesNorth Boulevard
CrossesCsx Railway
Coordinates37.56898, -77.46662

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area1629.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021531

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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