Route 015 NBL over Buffalo Creek

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Coordinates:
+37.29503, -78.44033
37°17'42" N, 78°26'25" W

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

Name:	Route 015 NBL over Buffalo Creek
Structure number:	000000000013882
Location:	1.76-Rt 15N/2.98-Rt 15S
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	140.1 ft. `[42.7 m]`
Total length:	361.9 ft. `[110.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	40.0 ft. `[12.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	44.0 ft. `[13.4 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1976
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod `[6]`
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	4,620 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	11% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
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:	95.6

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2017	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	4620	95.6
April 2015	Good	Good	Good	Good	4620	95.6
April 2013	Good	Good	Good	Good	4589	97.6
April 2011	Good	Good	Good	Good	4589	95.6
April 2009	Good	Good	Good	Good	4589	93.3
April 2007	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	4443	93.4
February 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4319	93.4
May 2003	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4109	93.4
May 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4094	92.4
April 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	3982	90.4
April 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3650	79.3
May 1995	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	4000	92.7
April 1993	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	3973	92.7
March 1991	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	5345	92.6

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,810	1,627	181	2	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	24,435	21,991	0	2,444	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	15,910	10,086	5,824	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	14,486	14,486	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	28	28	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	128	86	42	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	85	85	0	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	46	45	0	1	0
Assembly without Seal Joint	linear ft.	46	41	4	1	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	15	11	4	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	45	33	0	12	0
Fixed Bearing	each	5	3	2	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	15	9	0	6	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	724	636	8	80	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	724	724	0	0	0