Structure 20489 · Lynchburg County, VA

Park Avenue over Ns Railway

Carries Park Avenue over Ns Railway, 0000fort AVE 0010buchanan.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure not ratedSubstructure 6/9

30 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 deck arch.

Built193294 years old
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic5,790counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLynchburg
Location0000fort AVE 0010buchanan
CarriesPark Avenue
CrossesNs Railway
Coordinates37.40532, -79.15668

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area150.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,790 (2020)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020489

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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