Structure 21566 · Richmond County, VA

Westwood Avenue over Csx Rwy & Westwd Ramp@

Carries Westwood Avenue over Csx Rwy & Westwd Ramp@, 0009wcl Richm0050i 64 Ebl.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT517 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

517 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 7 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.

Built196660 years old
Length517.1 ft157.6 m
Daily traffic14,131counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyRichmond
Location0009wcl Richm0050i 64 Ebl
CarriesWestwood Avenue
CrossesCsx Rwy & Westwd Ramp@
Coordinates37.57806, -77.47336

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length517.1 ft (157.6 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Area4806.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,131 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000021566

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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