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Elon Road over Harris Creek

Amherst County, Virginia

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Coordinates:
+37.48489, -79.16532
37°29'06" N, 79°09'55" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:Elon Road over Harris Creek
Structure number:000000000001375
Location:0.45-Rt.795 / 0.80-Rt 704
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Arterial (Rural) [06]
Length of largest span:58.4 ft. [17.8 m]
Total length:116.5 ft. [35.5 m]
Roadway width between curbs:26.6 ft. [8.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:29.5 ft. [9.0 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1941
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Number of main spans:2
Main spans material:Steel [3]
Main spans design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]

Latest Available Inspection: August 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:5,897 [as of 2014]
Truck traffic:7% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck geometry appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Water adequacy appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:61.7
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$1,062,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
August 2017FairFairFairGood589761.7
May 2016FairFairFairGood589761.7
May 2014FairFairFairGood670062.1
May 2012FairFairSatisfactoryGood533374.7
May 2010FairFairSatisfactoryGood533371.5
May 2008FairFairSatisfactoryGood533372.5
May 2006FairFairSatisfactoryGood618772.9
July 2004FairFairFairFair559161.5
July 2002FairFairSatisfactorySatisfactory544771.3
September 2000FairFairSatisfactorySatisfactory668653.9
June 1998FairFairSatisfactorySatisfactory668653.9
July 1996FairGoodSatisfactoryGood580055.8
August 1995FairGoodSatisfactoryGood580056.0
July 1994FairGoodSatisfactoryGood610055.8
August 1993FairGoodSatisfactoryGood614755.7
July 1992FairGoodSatisfactoryGood399558.6
June 1991FairFairSatisfactoryGood399557.5