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29 SBL Ramp over Rock Castle Creek

Lynchburg city, Virginia · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

29 SBL Ramp over Rock Castle Creek in Lynchburg city, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20,074 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 45 of the 82 inventoried bridges in Lynchburg city rated good (54.9%); 2 (2.4%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Virginia department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 501 over Dreaming Creek	1975	47,235	Fair
SBL Lynchburg Expr over US 29 Bus SBL	1965	39,000	Fair
Route 29 Bus. over James Street	1994	37,337	Good
Route 29 Bus. over Stadium Road	1994	37,337	Good
Lynchburg Exp over Garfield Avenue & NS Rwy	1959	37,337	Good
Route 29 Business over James R;NS;CSX & C Tpk	1954	24,518	Fair