Structure 18378 · Sussex County, VA

Setzer Road over I-95 & Route 301

Carries Setzer Road over I-95 & Route 301, 0.50 Mi Fr Route 657.

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 FT353 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

353 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 5 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.

Built198046 years old
Length353.0 ft107.6 m
Daily traffic216counted 2014
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountySussex
Location0.50 Mi Fr Route 657
CarriesSetzer Road
CrossesI-95 & Route 301
Coordinates36.95223, -77.39308

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length353.0 ft (107.6 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area979.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic216 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000018378

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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