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Highlights from FHWA’s 2014 National Bridge Inventory Data:

Of the 13,800 bridges in the state, 1,120 bridges, or 8% are classified as structurally deficient.

This means one or more of the key bridge elements, such as the deck, superstructure or

substructure, is considered to be in “poor” or worse condition.1

There are 2,454 bridges, or 18% of all state bridges, classified as functionally obsolete. This

means the bridge does not meet design standards that are in line with current practice.

State and local contract awards for bridge construction totaled $2.60 billion over the past five

years, 29 percent of highway and bridge contract awards, compared to a national average of 29

percent.

Since 2004, 817 new bridges have been constructed in the state and 380 bridges have

undergone major reconstruction.

The state estimates that it would cost approximately $7.4 billion to fix a total of 6,665 bridges in

the state.2

Bridge Inventory:

All Bridges Structurally deficient Bridges

Type of Bridge Total

Number Area (sq. meters)

Daily Crossings

Total Number

Area (sq. meters)

Daily Crossings

Rural Bridges

Interstate 671 570,435 12,622,904 22 27,925 344,946

Other principal arterial 657 1,101,401 5,809,402 27 25,984 206,272

Minor arterial 887 559,713 4,254,152 63 38,444 256,887

Major collector 2,071 737,040 3,780,592 166 55,038 345,692

Minor collector 583 147,181 449,598 43 7,822 25,342

Local 4,552 716,017 1,936,994 555 55,326 139,377

Urban Bridges

Interstate 1,007 2,104,538 49,355,688 38 81,517 1,915,927

Other freeway 435 758,001 9,266,883 4 6,139 114,995

Principal arterial 755 1,276,048 16,979,215 58 100,085 1,309,516

Minor arterial 785 790,351 11,185,142 43 47,259 504,402

Collector 518 301,028 3,302,597 39 15,969 179,726

Rural 879 334,984 3,171,615 62 14,787 155,831

Total 13,800 9,396,738 122,114,782 1,120 476,296 5,498,913

1 According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a bridge is classified as structurally deficient if the condition rating for the deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert and retaining walls is rated 4 or below or if the bridge receives an appraisal rating of 2 or less for structural condition or waterway adequacy. During inspections, the condition of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition and the individual element displays signs of advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling or scour. 2 This data is provided by bridge owners as part of the FHWA data and is required for any bridge eligible for the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program. However, for some states this amount is very low and likely not an accurate reflection of current costs.

State Bridge Profile

Virginia

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Proposed bridge work:

Type of Work Number Cost (millions) Daily Crossings Area (sq. meters)

Bridge replacement 2,478 $3,392.5 13,193,531 1,358,372

Widening & rehabilitation 538 $353.0 5,343,153 670,117

Rehabilitation 2,581 $1,916.2 35,429,398 1,671,993

Deck rehabilitation/replacement 77 $33.0 1,228,035 91,922

Other work 991 $1,665.8 8,153,494 598,977

Top 10 Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in the State:

County Year Built

Daily Crossings

Type of Bridge Location

Virginia Beach

1967 133,892 Urban Interstate I-264 over Route 414/Lynnhaven Parkway

Virginia Beach

1967 105,572 Urban Interstate I-264 over London Bridge Road

Chesterfield 1958 96,759 Urban Interstate I-95 over Route 608 (Reymet Road)

Arlington 1965 95,402 Urban Interstate Custis Memorial Highway over Ramps B and F

Richmond 1977 94,483 Urban Interstate I-95 Ramps B & D over I-95

Richmond 1958 91,074 Urban Interstate I-95 over Deepwtr Terminal Service Road

Alexandria 1973 88,025 Urban Interstate Route 395 NB over ramp forFour Mile Run

Richmond 1975 85,749 Urban Interstate Route 195 over Hamilton Street

Norfolk 1967 74,756 Urban Interstate I-64 EB over US-13/Route 166/Northampton Boulevard

Richmond 1967 71,500 Urban Interstate Route 64 WB over Route I-195 NB and Ramp B

Sources: All data is from the 2014 National Bridge Inventory, released by the Federal Highway Administration in January 2015.

Note that specific conditions on bridge may have changed as a result of recent work. Cost estimates of bridge work provided as

part of the data and have been adjusted to 2014$ for inflation and estimated project costs. Contract awards data is for state

and local government awards and comes from McGraw Hill. Note that additional bridge investment may be a part of other

contract awards if a smaller bridge project is included with a highway project, and that would not be accounted for in the total

in this profile.