Structure 1831528 · Wake County, NC

I40 I540 Us70ramp over Dirt

Carries I40 I540 Us70ramp over Dirt, 0.55 Mi N Jct Us70.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

225 ft end to end, longest span 121 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 slab bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length224.7 ft68.5 m
Daily traffic10,833counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
Location0.55 Mi N Jct Us70
CarriesI40 I540 Us70ramp
CrossesDirt
Coordinates35.63789, -78.56081

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length224.7 ft (68.5 m)
Max Span120.7 ft (36.8 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area1322.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,833 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001831528

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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