Wards Road over NS Railway

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Coordinates:
+37.37083, -79.18363
37°22'15" N, 79°11'01" W

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

Name:	Wards Road over NS Railway
Structure number:	000000000020535
Location:	0.40-Rt.29/0.02-Rt.128
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over railroad
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	65.0 ft. `[19.8 m]`
Total length:	171.9 ft. `[52.4 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	67.9 ft. `[20.7 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	80.1 ft. `[24.4 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	45.9 ft. `[14.0 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1970
Year reconstructed:	2013
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 `[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]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	26,656 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	90.7

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
January 2018	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	26656	90.7
January 2016	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	26656	90.7
January 2014	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	26000	90.8
July 2012	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	27000	89.5
July 2010	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	30109	88.8
July 2008	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	30109	90.8
July 2006	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	28950	90.0
July 2004	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	28950	90.0
July 2002	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	28950	90.0
July 2000	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	28950	90.0
July 1998	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Satisfactory	28950	90.0
July 1996	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	28950	90.0
August 1994	Fair	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	28950	88.2
August 1992	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	25616	90.1
September 1990	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Good	25616	90.1

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.	1,892	1,892	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	15,648	15,648	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	13,762	13,732	30	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	11,008	0	11,008	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	8	8	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	160	148	12	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	165	147	14	4	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	162	0	162	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	33	0	0	33	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	132	132	0	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	33	0	0	33	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	132	132	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	344	344	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	344	344	0	0	0