Structure 30706 · Lynchburg County, VA

Regents Parkway over Route 29/460 Bypass

Carries Regents Parkway over Route 29/460 Bypass, 0 Univpkwy - 0 Libmtndr.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT240 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

240 ft end to end, longest span 120 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.

Built20179 years old
Length240.2 ft73.2 m
Daily traffic500counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLynchburg
Location0 Univpkwy - 0 Libmtndr
CarriesRegents Parkway
CrossesRoute 29/460 Bypass
Coordinates37.34384, -79.18353

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area1207.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2017)
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000030706

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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