Blue Ridge Turnpke over Rapidan River

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Coordinates:
+38.23118, -78.21987
38°13'52" N, 78°13'12" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	Blue Ridge Turnpke over Rapidan River
Structure number:	000000000012942
Location:	Orange/Madison Co Line
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Rural) `[06]`
Length of largest span:	74.2 ft. `[22.6 m]`
Total length:	366.2 ft. `[111.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	29.2 ft. `[8.9 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	32.5 ft. `[9.9 m]`
Skew angle:	45°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1963
Year reconstructed:	1994
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:	5
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Epoxy Overlay `[5]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,200 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	2% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 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]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
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 assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	90.3

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2018	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	1200	90.3
June 2016	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	1200	90.3
June 2014	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	1171	90.4
June 2012	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	1171	90.4
June 2010	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	1171	90.4
June 2008	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	1171	90.4
July 2006	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1251	80.7
June 2004	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	1214	80.8
June 2002	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	1202	92.3
June 2000	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	2675	89.0
June 1998	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	2675	89.0
June 1996	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	2900	77.5
June 1994	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	Good	2468	85.7
February 1994	Poor	Poor	Fair	Satisfactory	2468	53.9
November 1992	Poor	Poor	Fair	Satisfactory	1150	69.9
November 1991	Poor	Poor	Fair	Satisfactory	1190	69.8