Structure 23401 · Culpeper County, VA

29 Business over 29 Bypass

Carries 29 Business over 29 Bypass, 1.0 From15&.10 To Cul Scl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

242 ft end to end, longest span 121 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built199234 years old
Length242.1 ft73.8 m
Daily traffic15,172counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyCulpeper
Location1.0 From15&.10 To Cul Scl
Carries29 Business
Crosses29 Bypass
Coordinates38.45348, -78.02313

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Max Span121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Deck Width112.2 ft (34.2 m)
Deck Area2524.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,172 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000023401

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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