Structure 20094 · Charlottesville County, VA

Route 0250 over RTE 29 Business

Carries Route 0250 over RTE 29 Business, 0060st An RD 0035wcl Char.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

237 ft end to end, longest span 84 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.

Built197056 years old
Length236.9 ft72.2 m
Daily traffic22,297counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyCharlottesville
Location0060st An RD 0035wcl Char
CarriesRoute 0250
CrossesRTE 29 Business
Coordinates38.05737, -78.49581

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length236.9 ft (72.2 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Area2288.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,297 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020094

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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