J. Clyde Morris Bl
Carrying J. Clyde Morris Bl over Lake Maury
0.96 TO 60/0.15 TO 17&143, Newport News city, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
J. Clyde Morris Bl in Newport News city, Virginia sits above 8% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (24 t), while its 1958 build year is earlier than 88% of Newport News city's recorded-year cohort (60 bridges).
J. Clyde Morris Bl in Newport News city, Virginia is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1958, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair 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:000000000020730
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: J. Clyde Morris Bl
The J. Clyde Morris Bl bridge in Newport News city, Virginia carries J. Clyde Morris Bl over Lake Maury. It was built in 1958, making it 68 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1975, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 7.0 meters (23 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 28,658 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How J. Clyde Morris Bl compares
Age against the county: built in 1958, earlier than 53 of Newport News city's 60 bridges with a recorded construction year (88%), against a county median build year of 1988. 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).
J. Clyde Morris Bl 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
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more bridges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Newport News city inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 60 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
- 1958
- Last Reconstructed
- 1975
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 7.0 m (23 ft) 0
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 28,658 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000020730
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether J. Clyde Morris Bl is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare J. Clyde Morris Bl against other structures in Newport News city 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 J. Clyde Morris Bl?
J. Clyde Morris Bl in Newport News city, Virginia on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is J. Clyde Morris Bl inspected?
J. Clyde Morris Bl'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 28,658 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. J. Clyde Morris Bl is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for J. Clyde Morris Bl?
J. Clyde Morris Bl has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.2 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining J. Clyde Morris Bl?
J. Clyde Morris Bl is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is J. Clyde Morris Bl and does age affect safety?
J. Clyde Morris Bl was built in 1958, making it 68 years old and last reconstructed in 1975.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
Share this inspection record
Send this source-bounded record or download its data card. An NBI condition category is not a closure or live crossing-safety verdict.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.