Structure 350363 · Catawba County, NC

First Street SE over Barger Branch

Carries First Street SE over Barger Branch, .4mi.e.s.center St(nc127).

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

45 ft end to end. 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 girder bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic50counted 2002
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCatawba
Location.4mi.e.s.center St(nc127)
CarriesFirst Street SE
CrossesBarger Branch
Coordinates35.69882, -81.34350

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Width11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Area46.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2002)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000350363

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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