Van Dorn St-rte401 over Duke Street - Route 236

Alexandria city, Virginia · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Van Dorn St-rte401 over Duke Street - Route 236 in Alexandria city, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 22,393 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
• It is one of 11 of the 28 inventoried bridges in Alexandria city rated good (39.3%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now good (deck 6 to 7, superstructure 6 to 7, substructure 6 to 7).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated December 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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

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