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Old Cape Charles R over Bay Coast R/R/Canonie

Northampton County, Virginia · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Old Cape Charles R over Bay Coast R/R/Canonie in Northampton County, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,228 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 12 inventoried bridges in Northampton County rated fair (16.7%); 1 (8.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 151 ft
Location	0.13 Fr 1108/0.09 to 184
NBI structure number	000000000012760
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Virginia department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 13 Nbl over Ches. Bay - Trestle B	1964	5,424	Poor
Route 13 Nbl over Ches. Bay - N. Channel	1964	5,424	Good
Route 13 Sbl over Fisherman Inlet	1964	5,424	Good
Route 13 Nbl over Ches. Bay - Trestle D	1964	5,424	Good
Route 13 Nbl over Ches. Bay - Trestle C	1964	5,424	Good
Route 13 Sbl over Ches. Bay - Trestle B	1998	5,424	Good