Wards Road(Rt. 29) over Route 29 Expressway

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Coordinates:
+37.36523, -79.18223
37°21'55" N, 79°10'56" W

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

Name:	Wards Road(Rt. 29) over Route 29 Expressway
Structure number:	000000000020536
Location:	0.30-Rt.128/0.01-Rt.29
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	67.6 ft. `[20.6 m]`
Total length:	316.0 ft. `[96.3 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	59.1 ft. `[18.0 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	66.6 ft. `[20.3 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. `[4.0 m]`
Skew angle:	32°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	1964
Year reconstructed:	1992
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:	6
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	16,572 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 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]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Sufficiency rating:	93.0

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2018	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	16572	93.0
June 2016	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	16572	93.0
June 2014	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	26000	94.0
June 2012	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	19358	94.0
June 2010	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	19358	94.0
July 2008	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	19358	94.0
July 2006	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	29890	95.0
July 2004	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	29890	95.0
July 2002	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	29890	95.0
July 2000	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	29890	95.0
July 1998	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	29890	95.0
July 1996	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	29890	95.0
July 1994	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	29890	95.0
July 1992	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	29890	95.0
September 1990	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Poor	25616	67.0

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.	3,443	2,754	689	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	30,126	23,901	0	5,975	250
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	21,065	0	21,064	1	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	30	24	6	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	134	134	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	380	0	380	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	550	531	19	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	132	0	127	5	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	264	0	0	264	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	632	627	1	4	0