Structure 20526 · Lynchburg County, VA

Route 29 Bus. over James Street

Carries Route 29 Bus. over James Street, 2.02-ncl Lynch/2.05-rt128.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

90 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199432 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic37,337counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyLynchburg
Location2.02-ncl Lynch/2.05-rt128
CarriesRoute 29 Bus.
CrossesJames Street
Coordinates37.39199, -79.15836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Area627.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic37,337 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000020526

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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