Structure 20545 · Lynchburg County, VA

Graves Mill Road over US RTE 501 Lynch Exprway

Carries Graves Mill Road over US RTE 501 Lynch Exprway, 0142460 0139bedfor C.

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 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

192 ft end to end, longest span 96 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.

Built197551 years old
Length191.9 ft58.5 m
Daily traffic9,309counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLynchburg
Location0142460 0139bedfor C
CarriesGraves Mill Road
CrossesUS RTE 501 Lynch Exprway
Coordinates37.37715, -79.22076

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length191.9 ft (58.5 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Area1567.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,309 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020545

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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