Structure 24656 · Pittsylvania County, VA

Route 29 Nbl Bus. over Route 29 Bypass

Carries Route 29 Nbl Bus. over Route 29 Bypass, 4.60-ncl Dan/.15 Rt29 Nbl.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT456 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

456 ft end to end, longest span 144 ft: about 6 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.

Built199630 years old
Length456.0 ft139 m
Daily traffic5,353counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyPittsylvania
Location4.60-ncl Dan/.15 Rt29 Nbl
CarriesRoute 29 Nbl Bus.
CrossesRoute 29 Bypass
Coordinates36.70093, -79.36787

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length456.0 ft (139 m)
Max Span144.4 ft (44 m)
Deck Width37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Area1584.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,353 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000024656

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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