Structure 26987 · Prince William County, VA

Route I95 Nbl over Joplin Road

Carries Route I95 Nbl over Joplin Road, 02.40 Russ. / 02.42to234.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT166 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

166 ft end to end, longest span 88 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.

Built200125 years old
Length166.0 ft50.6 m
Daily traffic78,993counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPrince William
Location02.40 Russ. / 02.42to234
CarriesRoute I95 Nbl
CrossesJoplin Road
Coordinates38.54920, -77.34310

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length166.0 ft (50.6 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Area1204.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic78,993 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000026987

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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