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TABLE OF CONTENTS iii<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Introduction ...................................................................................... 1<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong> Definitions ............................................................................. 3<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong> Types ............................................................................. 3<br />

<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong> Summary ................................................................ 5<br />

Total <strong>Bridge</strong>s ............................................................................ 5<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong>s by Ownership .............................................................. 6<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong>s by Type of Service ........................................................ 6<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong>s by Length/Area ............................................................. 7<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong>s by Age ......................................................................... 7<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong> Inspections and Ratings ......................................................... 9<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong> Funding ............................................................................... 37<br />

Federal <strong>Bridge</strong> Funding .......................................................... 37<br />

State <strong>Bridge</strong> Funding .............................................................. 39<br />

<strong>Regional</strong>/Local <strong>Bridge</strong> Funding .............................................. 41<br />

Tolls ....................................................................................... 42<br />

<strong>Bridge</strong> Projects ............................................................................... 43<br />

Cost of Sustaining <strong>Bridge</strong> Connections through 2040 ..................... 47<br />

Similar Work by Others.......................................................... 47<br />

Method of Forecasting <strong>Bridge</strong> Costs ....................................... 47<br />

Calculating Historical Allocation Rates .................................. 50<br />

Future Allocations .................................................................. 52<br />

Deficient <strong>Bridge</strong>s ............................................................................ 11<br />

Structurally Deficient <strong>Bridge</strong>s ................................................. 12<br />

Functionally Obsolete <strong>Bridge</strong>s ................................................ 16<br />

Deficient <strong>Bridge</strong>s .................................................................... 26<br />

Weight-Posted <strong>Bridge</strong>s ............................................................ 28<br />

Fracture and Scour Critical <strong>Bridge</strong>s ................................................. 30<br />

Conclusions ................................................................................... 54<br />

Appendix A – Glossary of <strong>Bridge</strong> Terms ......................................... 55<br />

Appendix B – <strong>Bridge</strong> Component Rating Basics ............................. 57<br />

Appendix C – Sufficiency Rating Formula ...................................... 65<br />

Appendix D – <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong> Inventory ....................................... 71<br />

Appendix E – Closed <strong>Bridge</strong>s in <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> ......................... 113<br />

Sufficiency Rating ........................................................................... 31<br />

Health Index ................................................................................... 36<br />

HAMPTON James City/Williamsburg/York ROADS REGIONAL Transportation BRIDGE STUDY <strong>Study</strong>

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