Recently Completed: Route 29 Northbound over Cub Run Bridge Rehabilitation in Fairfax County

The NB Rt 29 Cub Run Bridge Rehab project is done �� This bridge averages 22,000 vehicles per day and was originally built in 1954.

Latest Improvements:
✅New concrete deck & bridge rails
✅Installed steel beams
✅Added a walkway with barrier

More: https://t.co/XrmnkMrQ4V pic.twitter.com/72lXdrt9bd

— VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) April 4, 2023

This project rehabilitated the northbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) bridge over Cub Run. The bridge was built in 1954.

The improvements included:

• Replacing the concrete deck and bridge rails
• Installing steel beams
• Adding a walkway with barrier and connecting the walkway to the existing sidewalk just north of the bridge
• Rebuilding the concrete pedestals
• Replacing the bridge bearings
• Repairing cracks

Route 29 averages 22,000 combined northbound and southbound vehicles a day at Cub Run.

Estimated Costs
Preliminary Engineering - $188,000
Construction - $3.4 million
Total - $3.6 million

The project was financed with federal, state and local funding, including State of Good Repair funds used for bridges.

Benefits 

This project improves driver and pedestrian safety and extends the overall life of the bridge.

Major Milestones 

Public Information Meeting - November 2019
Advertise for Construction - January 2022
Award Construction Contract - March 2022
Begin Construction - May 2022
Virtual Construction Update - June 2022
Final Completion - April 2023