Structure 810469 · Guilford County, NC

Benjamin Parkway over W Wendover Ave/us70/220

Carries Benjamin Parkway over W Wendover Ave/us70/220, 0.14 Mi. S. Jct. Sr2175.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT173 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

173 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length172.9 ft52.7 m
Daily traffic15,000counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location0.14 Mi. S. Jct. Sr2175
CarriesBenjamin Parkway
CrossesW Wendover Ave/us70/220
Coordinates36.08710, -79.82358

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length172.9 ft (52.7 m)
Max Span53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Width95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Area1528.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000810469

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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