Springfield Interchange Gets $7.5M In Improvements

Drivers on the Springfield interchange will have a smoother ride after $7.5 million in bridge work was completed, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The work was completed on two bridges at the ramps from Interstate 495 to Interstate 395: the bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad that carries drivers from the I-495 Inner and Outer Loops to northbound I-395, and the bridge over the Inner Loop that carries drivers from the Outer Loop to northbound I-395.

The bridges were respectively built in 1959 and 1975. The I-395 interchange carries about 209,000 vehicles per day and I-495 averages 238,000 vehicles per day.

The project improvements included:

• Replacing the bearings and concrete deck of the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge
• Resurfacing the concrete deck of the Inner Loop bridge
• Paving the ramps approaching both bridges for a smooth transition
• Repairs to concrete abutments, beams and piers
• Repainting steel beams on the Inner Loop bridge

See other Northern Virginia projects in the works by VDOT crews here.

Images of Inner Loop Bridge (first) and Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge before and after the work, via VDOT