Structure 26619 · Fairfax County, VA

Pohick Road Conn. over Fairfax County Parkway

Carries Pohick Road Conn. over Fairfax County Parkway, 00.00fr Ramp/00.00to Ramp.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT212 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

212 ft end to end, longest span 106 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.

Built200224 years old
Length211.9 ft64.6 m
Daily traffic965counted 2009
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Location00.00fr Ramp/00.00to Ramp
CarriesPohick Road Conn.
CrossesFairfax County Parkway
Coordinates38.74647, -77.24881

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.9 ft (64.6 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area1259.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic965 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number000000000026619

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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