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Route 29 Bus. over James Street

Lynchburg, Virginia

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Coordinates:
+37.39199, -79.15836
37°23'31" N, 79°09'30" W

Facts

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

Name:	Route 29 Bus. over James Street
Structure number:	000000000020526
Location:	2.02-NCL Lynch/2.05-Rt128
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) `[12]`
Length of largest span:	89.9 ft. `[27.4 m]`
Total length:	89.9 ft. `[27.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	69.2 ft. `[21.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	75.1 ft. `[22.9 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. `[4.0 m]`
Skew angle:	1°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1994
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod `[6]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: January 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	37,916 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	2% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	94.4

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
January 2017	Good	Good	Good	Good	37916	94.4
January 2015	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	37916	89.1
January 2013	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	44000	88.5
January 2011	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	43939	88.5
January 2009	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	43939	88.5
January 2007	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	42000	88.7
January 2005	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	42000	88.7
February 2003	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	42000	88.7
February 2001	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	42000	88.7
January 1999	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	42000	86.7
January 1997	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	42000	86.7
January 1995	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	42000	85.5
December 1993	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor	40740	47.5
December 1991	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	33560	49.5

Element Data

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.	1,056	0	984	72	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	9,590	0	9,270	320	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	6,630	6,590	40	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	6,102	6,102	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	152	114	0	38	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap/Footing	linear ft.	152	152	0	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	88	0	0	88	0
Compression Joint	linear ft.	152	3	0	149	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	12	0	12	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	12	0	12	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	352	0	352	0	0

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