Structure 210436 · Buncombe County, NC

I-240 Ebl over New Chunns Cove Road

Carries I-240 Ebl over New Chunns Cove Road, .7 Mi.e.jct.nc694.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 162 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length304.8 ft92.9 m
Daily traffic41,750counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location.7 Mi.e.jct.nc694
CarriesI-240 Ebl
CrossesNew Chunns Cove Road
Coordinates35.59739, -82.53165

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length304.8 ft (92.9 m)
Max Span161.7 ft (49.3 m)
Deck Width70.5 ft (21.5 m)
Deck Area1997.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,750 (2019)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000210436

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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