Route 29 NBL over James River & CSX Rwy.

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Coordinates:
+37.39458, -79.08875
37°23'40" N, 79°05'19" W

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

Name:	Route 29 NBL over James River & CSX Rwy.
Structure number:	000000000025697
Location:	.00-Amherst /0.00Campbell
Purpose:	Carries highway over railroad and waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) `[12]`
Length of largest span:	171.9 ft. `[52.4 m]`
Total length:	2390.2 ft. `[728.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	38.1 ft. `[11.6 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	40.0 ft. `[12.2 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	62.3 ft. `[19.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	2001
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:	14
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Epoxy Overlay `[5]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	9,000 `[as of 2017]`
Truck traffic:	11% 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 minimum criteria `[6]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
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:	99.2

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
November 2018	Good	Good	Good	Good	9000	99.2
November 2016	Good	Good	Good	Good	8022	99.3
November 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	8000	97.3
November 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	17000	96.4
November 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	7577	97.3
November 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Good	7577	97.3
November 2006	Good	Good	Good	Good	14244	96.7
November 2004	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	98.0

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.	9,560	9,560	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	157,740	157,700	0	40	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	95,675	95,255	420	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	90,967	90,967	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	137	137	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	162	142	20	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap/Footing	linear ft.	60	60	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	514	420	94	0	0
Joints
Assembly without Seal Joint	linear ft.	120	120	0	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	52	46	4	2	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	208	208	0	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	16	16	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	64	64	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	4,781	4,777	4	0	0