Structure DAPFORBRA0BRD24 · Hoke County, NC

Firebreak 9 over Hourse Creek

Carries Firebreak 9 over Hourse Creek, Range V1 Area.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall2/9 · Critical
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

21 ft end to end, longest span 10 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length21.3 ft6.5 m
Daily traffic1counted 2014
Last inspectedSeptember 2014every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHoke
LocationRange V1 Area
CarriesFirebreak 9
CrossesHourse Creek
Coordinates35.17950, -79.21267

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Deck Area27.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

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 Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure NumberDAPFORBRA0BRD24

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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