Structure 26410 · Powhatan County, VA

Route 288 Nbl over Bernards Creek

Carries Route 288 Nbl over Bernards Creek, 1.4 Fr Ches Cl 0.4 To 711.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT571 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

571 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built200422 years old
Length570.9 ft174 m
Daily traffic22,828counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPowhatan
Location1.4 Fr Ches Cl 0.4 To 711
CarriesRoute 288 Nbl
CrossesBernards Creek
Coordinates37.55193, -77.69420

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length570.9 ft (174 m)
Max Span91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area2888.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,828 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000026410

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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