Structure 5460100P0000000 · Swain County, NC

Campground Entranc over Deep Creek

Carries Campground Entranc over Deep Creek, 0.9 Miles From Nps Route.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT130 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

130 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built199927 years old
Length129.9 ft39.6 m
Daily traffic255counted 2009
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountySwain
Location0.9 Miles From Nps Route
CarriesCampground Entranc
CrossesDeep Creek
Coordinates35.45922, -83.43772

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Max Span43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area388.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic255 (2009)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5460100P0000000

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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