Structure 19911 · Alexandria County, VA

Van Dorn Street over Ns Rr & Metro Road

Carries Van Dorn Street over Ns Rr & Metro Road, 0020fair Cl0010pickett.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT277 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

277 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 4 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.

Built198442 years old
Length276.9 ft84.4 m
Daily traffic39,079counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 14 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyAlexandria
Location0020fair Cl0010pickett
CarriesVan Dorn Street
CrossesNs Rr & Metro Road
Coordinates38.80121, -77.13383

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length276.9 ft (84.4 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width93.5 ft (28.5 m)
Deck Area2405.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,079 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 14 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000019911

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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