Structure 210347 · Buncombe County, NC

I-40 Wbl over Sr3620 Hominy Creek

Carries I-40 Wbl over Sr3620 Hominy Creek, .1 Mi.e.jct.nc191.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT350 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

350 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 5 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.

Built196759 years old
Length349.7 ft106.6 m
Daily traffic27,000counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location.1 Mi.e.jct.nc191
CarriesI-40 Wbl
CrossesSr3620 Hominy Creek
Coordinates35.55804, -82.59589

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length349.7 ft (106.6 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area1460.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge3
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 Number000000000210347

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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