RELEASE: CONTACT:

IMMEDIATE LaTina W Bundy . (540) 899-4560 fredericksburginfo@VDOT.Virginia.gov

FRED-07- 0065 Nov. 1, 2007

ALL NORRIS BRIDGE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS LIFTED

Early morning Oct. 31, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) completed the work to replace a damaged pin and lifted the three-ton weight restriction on the Route 3 Robert O. Norris Bridge.

The bridge remained limited to legal loads of 27 tons for single-unit trucks and 40 tons for tractor-trailers today while final bridge analysis was completed.

Today the final inspection results have indicated the bridge and pins are structurally sound and vehicles with proper permits to carry overweight loads are now authorized to cross the bridge.

The Norris Bridge is located on Route 3 at White Stone and crosses the Rappahannock River connecting Lancaster and Middlesex County.

On Oct. 4, the bridge was posted to three tons as a result of the in-depth inspection report that indicated abnormalities within a bridge pin, forcing larger vehicles to use an 85-mile detour around the bridge.

McLean Contracting Company began replacement work on Oct. 6 and the work was completed early morning on Oct. 31.

For more information about VDOT’s bridge-inspection program, visit
VirginiaDOT.org/bridges.

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