Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 551.1 m = 1808.2 ft
Main Spans: 17 at 49.1 m = 161.1 ft
Approach Spans: 2
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 21.9 m = 71.9 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 23 m = 75.5 ft for a 21.9 m = 71.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Birchwood-Gardens [07600]: Lynchburg city [680], Virginia [51]
Owned by City or Municipal Highway Agency [04], DOT District: 3
.02-Rt.501 & .00-Amherst
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Operating: 49 metric ton = 53.9 tons (Load and Resistance Factor(LRFR) [3])
Inventory: 38.1 metric ton = 41.9 tons (Load and Resistance Factor(LRFR) [3])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: January 2020 [0120] and Frequency: 12
Future Work
Work Needed:
Bridge Detour: 0.8 km = 0.5 mi
Traffic
ADT: 14000 (2018) and Trucks: 1%
Future ADT: 27300 (In 2035
)