Structure 13697 · Pittsylvania County, VA

Music Street over Route 29 Bypass

Carries Music Street over Route 29 Bypass, 1.40-rt.790/0.55-gretna.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT377 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

377 ft end to end, longest span 94 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
Length377.3 ft115 m
Daily traffic542counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Location1.40-rt.790/0.55-gretna
CarriesMusic Street
CrossesRoute 29 Bypass
Coordinates36.96547, -79.36713

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length377.3 ft (115 m)
Max Span93.8 ft (28.6 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area1069.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic542 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000013697

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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