Structure 5140124P0000000 · Buncombe County, NC

Blue Ridge Parkway over I-26

Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over I-26, 1.8 Miles To Nc Route 191.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT512 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

512 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 7 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.

Built196660 years old
Length512.1 ft156.1 m
Daily traffic6,200counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location1.8 Miles To Nc Route 191
CarriesBlue Ridge Parkway
CrossesI-26
Coordinates35.49608, -82.56594

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length512.1 ft (156.1 m)
Max Span94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1670.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number5140124P0000000

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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