Structure 20645 · Newport News County, VA

Oyster Point Road over I-64

Carries Oyster Point Road over I-64, 1.0 Mi Fr Route 143.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT351 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

351 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 5 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.

Built199036 years old
Length351.0 ft107 m
Daily traffic47,378counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 23 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyNewport News
Location1.0 Mi Fr Route 143
CarriesOyster Point Road
CrossesI-64
Coordinates37.10840, -76.47639

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length351.0 ft (107 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Deck Area3948.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,378 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020645

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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