ARLINGTON RIDGE RD
Carrying ARLINGTON RIDGE RD over FOUR MILE RUN
005FR120 225TO620, Arlington, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD in Arlington, Virginia sits above 8% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (24 t), while its 1956 build year is earlier than 86% of Arlington's recorded-year cohort (183 bridges).
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD in Arlington, Virginia is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1956, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure VA:000000000000105
INTERSTATE-ERA · PRESTRESS · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUPER-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: ARLINGTON RIDGE RD
The ARLINGTON RIDGE RD bridge in Arlington, Virginia carries ARLINGTON RIDGE RD over FOUR MILE RUN. It was built in 1956, making it 70 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1981, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 5 sections, stretching 74.7 meters (245 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 12,022 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How ARLINGTON RIDGE RD compares
Age against the county: built in 1956, earlier than 158 of Arlington's 183 bridges with a recorded construction year (86%), against a county median build year of 1973. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Virginia bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (14,112 of 14,120 rated).
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD vs every rated Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
24 Top 92% higher than 8% of 14,112 bridges
rated Virginia bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Arlington inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 183 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1956
- Last Reconstructed
- 1981
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 74.7 m (245 ft)
- Deck Width
- 20.0 m (66 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 12,022 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000000105
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare ARLINGTON RIDGE RD against other structures in Arlington and across Virginia. Virginia bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for ARLINGTON RIDGE RD?
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD in Arlington, Virginia has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is ARLINGTON RIDGE RD inspected?
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 12,022 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. ARLINGTON RIDGE RD is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for ARLINGTON RIDGE RD?
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD has an NBI inventory load rating of 23.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining ARLINGTON RIDGE RD?
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is ARLINGTON RIDGE RD and does age affect safety?
ARLINGTON RIDGE RD was built in 1956, making it 70 years old and last reconstructed in 1981.
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