Hampton Roads Regional Bridge Study
Hampton Roads Regional Bridge Study
Hampton Roads Regional Bridge Study
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DEFICIENT BRIDGES 17<br />
There are a total of 379 bridges in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> classified as<br />
functionally obsolete as of August 2012. These bridges are<br />
shown in Table 5 on pages 18-25 and Map 1 on page 27.<br />
Table 4 shows functionally obsolete bridges in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong><br />
by jurisdiction and maintenance responsibility. Norfolk (74<br />
bridges) and Southampton County (56 bridges) have the highest<br />
number of functionally obsolete bridges. Most of the bridges in<br />
<strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> that are functionally obsolete (75%) are owned<br />
and maintained by VDOT, and the percentage of bridges<br />
maintained by VDOT that are functionally obsolete (37.0%) is<br />
nearly double the percentage of functionally obsolete bridges<br />
maintained by localities (19.3%).<br />
The 379 bridges that are classified as functionally obsolete<br />
comprise 31.0% of the 1,223 bridges in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong>. This<br />
percentage is higher than the percentage of NBI bridges<br />
throughout Virginia that are classified as functionally obsolete<br />
(23.5% as of August 2012), and is high compared to other<br />
metropolitan areas. Among the 35 metropolitan areas with<br />
populations between one and three million people, <strong>Hampton</strong><br />
<strong>Roads</strong> has the second highest percentage of bridges that are<br />
classified as functionally obsolete (Figure 9).<br />
The number of functionally obsolete bridges in <strong>Hampton</strong><br />
<strong>Roads</strong> has increased since the previous <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong> <strong>Study</strong>.<br />
In August 2007, 284 bridges in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> were classified<br />
as functionally obsolete.<br />
Total Number Functionally Obsolete <strong>Bridge</strong>s Maintenance Responsibility<br />
Jurisdiction<br />
of <strong>Bridge</strong>s Number Percentage Locality VDOT Other<br />
CHESAPEAKE 166 25 15.1% 8 16 1<br />
GLOUCESTER 24 4 16.7% - 4 -<br />
HAMPTON 83 26 31.3% 8 15 3<br />
ISLE OF WIGHT 85 39 45.9% - 39 -<br />
JAMES CITY 62 20 32.3% - 16 4<br />
NEWPORT NEWS 87 21 24.1% 7 14 -<br />
NORFOLK 188 74 39.4% 15 59 -<br />
POQUOSON 0 0 - - - -<br />
PORTSMOUTH 41 12 29.3% - 12 -<br />
SOUTHAMPTON/FRANKLIN 138 56 40.6% - 56 -<br />
SUFFOLK 135 40 29.6% 35 5 -<br />
SURRY 32 19 59.4% - 19 -<br />
VIRGINIA BEACH 118 17 14.4% 5 12 -<br />
WILLIAMSBURG 12 4 33.3% - 1 3<br />
YORK 52 22 42.3% - 16 6<br />
HAMPTON ROADS 1,223 379 31.0% 78 (19.3%) 284 (37.0%) 17 (34.0%)<br />
TABLE 4 – FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE BRIDGES IN HAMPTON ROADS BY JURISDICTION AND<br />
MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY<br />
Source: HRTPO analysis of VDOT and FHWA data. Data for <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> bridges as of August 2012.<br />
Percent <strong>Bridge</strong>s Classified as Functinoally Obsolete<br />
35.0%<br />
30.0%<br />
25.0%<br />
20.0%<br />
15.0%<br />
10.0%<br />
5.0%<br />
0.0%<br />
FIGURE 9 – FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE BRIDGES IN COMPARABLE METROPOLITAN AREAS<br />
Source: HRTPO analysis of VDOT and FHWA data. Data for <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> bridges as of August 2012, other areas as of 2011.<br />
HAMPTON James City/Williamsburg/York ROADS REGIONAL Transportation BRIDGE STUDY <strong>Study</strong>
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