Structure 870057 · Haywood County, NC

I-40 over Usfs Rd.& Cold Spring CR

Carries I-40 over Usfs Rd.& Cold Spring CR, 8.3 Mi.w.jct.sr1338.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

218 ft end to end, longest span 119 ft: about 3 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.

Built20233 years old
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic23,500counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Location8.3 Mi.w.jct.sr1338
CarriesI-40
CrossesUsfs Rd.& Cold Spring CR
Coordinates35.73721, -83.02394

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span118.8 ft (36.2 m)
Deck Width77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Area1560.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,500 (2020)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000870057

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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