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Buffalo Springs Turnpike Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pedlar River on Buffalo Springs Turnpike (Route 635)
Location: Amherst County, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1937 by the Virginia Bridge Co.
Builder: - Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design: Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 77.1 ft.
Total length: 162.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.54277, -79.25224 (decimal degrees)
37°32'34" N, 79°15'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/654402/4156522 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Big Island
Inventory numbers: VA 1461 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33570 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 56.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 974

June 25, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge was built by the Virginia Bridge Company
May 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth