Structure DAPFORBRA0BRD75 · Hoke County, NC

Firebreak 29 over Nicholson Creek

Carries Firebreak 29 over Nicholson Creek, Range Hh4 (e).

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 1/9 · sets the rating

36 ft end to end, longest span 9 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197056 years old
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic1counted 2014
Last inspectedSeptember 2014every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHoke
LocationRange Hh4 (e)
CarriesFirebreak 29
CrossesNicholson Creek
Coordinates35.04320, -79.21214

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span9.2 ft (2.8 m)
Deck Width13.1 ft (4 m)
Deck Area44 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (2014)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2014
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerArmy
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberDAPFORBRA0BRD75

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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