I-395 SB
Carrying I-395 SB over POTOMAC RIVER & OHIO DR.
SB I-395 HOV & Poto Rvr, Arlington, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
I-395 SB in Arlington, Virginia sits above 6% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (22 t), while its 1960 build year is earlier than 81% of Arlington's recorded-year cohort (183 bridges).
I-395 SB in Arlington, Virginia is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1960, it carries 3 rated components 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:000000000031130
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · TIED-CTRL · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 15 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- 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.
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: I-395 SB
The I-395 SB bridge in Arlington, Virginia carries I-395 SB over POTOMAC RIVER & OHIO DR.. It was built in 1960, making it 66 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1984, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel continuous and spans 15 sections, stretching 690.4 meters (2265 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 178,242 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How I-395 SB compares
Age against the county: built in 1960, earlier than 148 of Arlington's 183 bridges with a recorded construction year (81%), 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).
I-395 SB vs every rated Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
22 Top 94% higher than 6% 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
- 1960
- Last Reconstructed
- 1984
- Material
- Steel Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 15
- Structure Length
- 690.4 m (2265 ft)
- Deck Width
- 20.3 m (67 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 178,242 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000031130
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • 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
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether I-395 SB 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 I-395 SB 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 I-395 SB?
I-395 SB in Arlington, Virginia has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is I-395 SB inspected?
I-395 SB'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 178,242 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. I-395 SB 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 I-395 SB?
I-395 SB has an NBI inventory load rating of 21.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining I-395 SB?
I-395 SB is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is I-395 SB and does age affect safety?
I-395 SB was built in 1960, making it 66 years old and last reconstructed in 1984.
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