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Snap: When Rugby Road is 3 buses wide

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 7:26am Sunday May 1st, 2011
and in print issue #1018 dated Thursday May 5th, 2011

How serious are local officials about getting beverage-minded students to and from the Foxfield races? Serious enough to let motorcoaches take over Rugby Road on the Saturday morning of the steeplechase event.

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5 comments

idontknowanythi... May 1st, 2011 | 7:54pm

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NancyDrew May 1st, 2011 | 5:26pm

And all these buses on what Transportation for America has rated a structurally deficient bridge; one of several in the area deemed to be in dire need of repair or replacement . Looks like they are 20 months behind on their inspection schedule, needed every 12 months. Charlottesville may be do some things well, but infrastructure is not one of them !

TFA rating:

Structurally deficient

Built 1921
National bridge ID 000000000020085
11,170 cars per day (avg.)
Ratings

Deck: 4
Superstructure: 4
Substructure: 5
Inspections

Inspection frequency: 12 months
Last inspection: September-2009

http://t4america.org/resources/bridges/#?latlng=38.041649,-78.5083230000...

idontknowanythi... May 1st, 2011 | 7:52pm

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idontknowanythi... May 2nd, 2011 | 6:24am

thanks again Comrade Hawes for the "2" deletions "Warsaw 1932"

Jamma-Mamma May 2nd, 2011 | 10:32am

Well the bridge held didn't it?