Structure 5140185P0000000 · Haywood County, NC

Blue Ridge Parkway over BIA Route 405

Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over BIA Route 405, 5.9 Miles South Of U.s. R.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
20 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

20 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built195076 years old
Length20.0 ft6.1 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Location5.9 Miles South Of U.s. R
CarriesBlue Ridge Parkway
CrossesBIA Route 405
Coordinates35.52386, -83.21822

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Deck Area99.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5140185P0000000

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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