Structure 810367 · Guilford County, NC

I40w I85bus.s over Sr4240

Carries I40w I85bus.s over Sr4240, 2 Mi. E. Jct. Us29.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT247 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

247 ft end to end, longest span 71 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.

Built199432 years old
Length246.7 ft75.2 m
Daily traffic40,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location2 Mi. E. Jct. Us29
CarriesI40w I85bus.s
CrossesSr4240
Coordinates36.05186, -79.73512

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length246.7 ft (75.2 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area1353.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000810367

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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