Structure 23425 · Danville County, VA

South Boston Road over Rt. 29 Bypass Nbl&sbl

Carries South Boston Road over Rt. 29 Bypass Nbl&sbl, 1.71rt293 Bus-1.09 RT 729.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT286 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

286 ft end to end, longest span 91 ft: about 4 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.

Built199234 years old
Length286.1 ft87.2 m
Daily traffic7,972counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyDanville
Location1.71rt293 Bus-1.09 RT 729
CarriesSouth Boston Road
CrossesRt. 29 Bypass Nbl&sbl
Coordinates36.58407, -79.35965

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length286.1 ft (87.2 m)
Max Span90.6 ft (27.6 m)
Deck Width53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Area1430.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,972 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000023425

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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