Structure 210827 · Buncombe County, NC

I-26 Us19/23 over Sr2148

Carries I-26 Us19/23 over Sr2148, 1.1 Mi.w.jct.sr2147.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT140 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

140 ft end to end. 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.

Built199630 years old
Length139.8 ft42.6 m
Daily traffic26,500counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location1.1 Mi.w.jct.sr2147
CarriesI-26 Us19/23
CrossesSr2148
Coordinates35.78352, -82.54021

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length139.8 ft (42.6 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Area1192.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000210827

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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