Elwood Road
Carrying Elwood Road over Kingsale Swamp
0.20 TO 653/0.30 TO IW CL, Suffolk city, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Elwood Road in Suffolk city, Virginia sits above 70% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (55 t), while its 2023 build year is earlier than 0% of Suffolk city's recorded-year cohort (132 bridges).
Elwood Road in Suffolk city, Virginia is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2023, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 9. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:000000000031763
POST-2000 · PRESTRESS · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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: Elwood Road
The Elwood Road bridge in Suffolk city, Virginia carries Elwood Road over Kingsale Swamp. It was built in 2023, making it 3 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 12.8 meters (42 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 243 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 9/9, superstructure at 9/9, substructure at 9/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Elwood Road compares
Age against the county: built in 2023, earlier than 0 of Suffolk city's 132 bridges with a recorded construction year (0%), against a county median build year of 1976. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Virginia bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (14,112 of 14,120 rated).
Elwood Road vs every rated Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
55 Top 30% higher than 70% 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.
Suffolk city inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 132 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
- 2023
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 12.8 m (42 ft)
- Deck Width
- 7.3 m (24 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 243 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000031763
Condition Analysis
- • At 9/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in good condition (9/9), showing no significant deterioration.
- • At 9/9, the substructure (piers and abutments) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
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 Elwood Road 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 Elwood Road against other structures in Suffolk 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 Elwood Road?
Elwood Road in Suffolk city, Virginia has a deck rating of 9/9, superstructure rating of 9/9, and substructure rating of 9/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Elwood Road inspected?
Elwood Road'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 243 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Elwood Road is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Elwood Road?
Elwood Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 54.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Elwood Road?
Elwood Road is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is Elwood Road and does age affect safety?
Elwood Road was built in 2023, making it 3 years old.
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.
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