Structure 13484 · Pittsylvania County, VA

Gretna Road over RT 29 Bypass

Carries Gretna Road over RT 29 Bypass, 0.20-rt 935/0.17-rt 640.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT325 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

325 ft end to end, longest span 87 ft: about 5 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.

Built197452 years old
Length325.5 ft99.2 m
Daily traffic6,854counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Location0.20-rt 935/0.17-rt 640
CarriesGretna Road
CrossesRT 29 Bypass
Coordinates36.95395, -79.37953

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length325.5 ft (99.2 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1269.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,854 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000013484

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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