Structure 5140116P0000000 · Buncombe County, NC

Blue Ridge Parkway over Riceville Road

Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Riceville Road, 0.7 Miles To U.s. Route 7.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

24 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 deck arch.

Built194977 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic5,007counted 2011
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location0.7 Miles To U.s. Route 7
CarriesBlue Ridge Parkway
CrossesRiceville Road
Coordinates35.59414, -82.48412

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area138.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,007 (2011)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

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 Number5140116P0000000

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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