Structure 21900 · Chesapeake County, VA

Route 168 Nbl over Kempsville Road

Carries Route 168 Nbl over Kempsville Road, 2.04 To 165 /0.41168 Bus.

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 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

155 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: about 2 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.

Built198145 years old
Length154.9 ft47.2 m
Daily traffic31,955counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyChesapeake
Location2.04 To 165 /0.41168 Bus
CarriesRoute 168 Nbl
CrossesKempsville Road
Coordinates36.73482, -76.23605

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area599.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,955 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021900

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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