Structure 27293 · Chesterfield County, VA

Pocahontas Pky Ebl over James River & I-95 & Rmp

Carries Pocahontas Pky Ebl over James River & I-95 & Rmp, Henrico/chesterfield Cl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,767 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

4,767 ft end to end, longest span 673 ft: about 13 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 segmental box-girder bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length4767.1 ft1,453 m
Daily traffic8,541counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyChesterfield
LocationHenrico/chesterfield Cl
CarriesPocahontas Pky Ebl
CrossesJames River & I-95 & Rmp
Coordinates37.44405, -77.43243

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSegmental Box Girder
Total Length4767.1 ft (1,453 m)
Max Span672.9 ft (205.1 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area32837.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,541 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000027293

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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