Structure 811244 · Guilford County, NC

I-840W over Norfolk Southern Rr

Carries I-840W over Norfolk Southern Rr, 0.14 Mi W Jct Sr2359.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

193 ft end to end, longest span 87 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.

Built20215 years old
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic13,000counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location0.14 Mi W Jct Sr2359
CarriesI-840W
CrossesNorfolk Southern Rr
Coordinates36.15079, -79.75605

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Area1129.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000811244

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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