Structure 1190803 · Mecklenburg County, NC

I485 Ebl over Csx Railway

Carries I485 Ebl over Csx Railway, 0.4 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1010.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

162 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft: about 2 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.

Built199729 years old
Length161.7 ft49.3 m
Daily traffic34,000counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
Location0.4 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1010
CarriesI485 Ebl
CrossesCsx Railway
Coordinates35.10492, -80.70260

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length161.7 ft (49.3 m)
Max Span53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area917.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001190803

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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