Structure 32008 · King George County, VA

US 301 over Potomac River

Carries US 301 over Potomac River, US 301 Over Potomac River.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
9,966 FT OVERALL2,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

9,966 ft end to end, longest span 350 ft: about 28 football fields, or 1.9 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built20224 years old
Length9965.9 ft3037.6 m
Daily traffic18,550counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyKing George
LocationUS 301 Over Potomac River
CarriesUS 301
CrossesPotomac River
Coordinates38.35913, -77.01524

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length9965.9 ft (3037.6 m)
Max Span350.1 ft (106.7 m)
Deck Width61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Area56803.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,550 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000032008

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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