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Lafayette Street over Colonial Parkway

Williamsburg city, Virginia · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Lafayette Street over Colonial Parkway in Williamsburg city, 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,185 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
It is one of 7 of the 12 inventoried bridges in Williamsburg city rated fair (58.3%); 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	6	Satisfactory condition
Substructure	7	Good condition


Structure	Continuous concrete deck arch
Length	about 142 ft
Location	0.8 Miles North of Newpor
NBI structure number	4290019P0000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 60 over CSX Railway	1934	18,294	Fair
Page Street over CSX Railway	1935	11,451	Fair
Merrimac Trail over Queens Creek	1941	7,824	Poor
Merrimac Trail over Colonial Pkwy	1948	5,343	Good
Parkway Drive (va over Colonial Parkway	1972	4,009	Good
Page Street (va Ro over Colonial Parkway	1936	4,009	Fair