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Lexington Turnpike over Buffalo River

Amherst County, Virginia

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Coordinates:
+37.65869, -79.14483
37°39'31" N, 79°08'41" W

Facts

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

Name:	Lexington Turnpike over Buffalo River
Structure number:	000000000024671
Location:	7.27-WCL Amh/.15-Rt.610
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Rural) `[06]`
Length of largest span:	69.9 ft. `[21.3 m]`
Total length:	117.1 ft. `[35.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	44.0 ft. `[13.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	47.2 ft. `[14.4 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1996
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:	2
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: July 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,498 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	13% 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:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
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]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	97.8

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
July 2018	Good	Good	Good	Good	1498	97.8
July 2016	Good	Good	Good	Good	1498	97.8
July 2014	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	1358	98.0
July 2012	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	1358	98.0
July 2010	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	1358	98.0
July 2008	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	1358	98.0
July 2006	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	2730	96.0
July 2004	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	2521	96.3
August 2002	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	2456	96.4
August 2000	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	5349	90.2
September 1998	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	5349	90.2
August 1996	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	1700	95.5

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