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Lexington Turnpike over Huff Creek

Amherst County, Virginia

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Coordinates:
+37.61136, -79.07854
37°36'41" N, 79°04'43" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:Lexington Turnpike over Huff Creek
Structure number:000000000001346
Location:1.70-Rt.689 / 0.40-Rt.617
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Arterial (Rural) [06]
Length of largest span:33.1 ft. [10.1 m]
Total length:98.1 ft. [29.9 m]
Roadway width between curbs:34.8 ft. [10.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:38.1 ft. [11.6 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1933
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:3
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
Main spans design:Tee beam [04]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: August 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:2,548 [as of 2014]
Truck traffic:13% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck geometry appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Water adequacy appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Sufficiency rating:91.9

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
August 2017FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory254891.9
August 2015FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory254891.9
August 2013FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory254191.9
August 2011FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory254190.1
August 2009FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory254195.0
September 2007FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory277094.6
August 2005FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory265494.8
August 2003FairGoodGoodSatisfactory247495.1
September 2001FairGoodGoodSatisfactory432792.3
November 1999GoodGoodGoodGood534987.7
August 1997FairGoodFairFair520075.8
October 1995FairGoodGoodSatisfactory430090.5
September 1993FairVery GoodFairSatisfactory387779.3
September 1991FairVery GoodFairSatisfactory325580.6