Structure 810827 · Guilford County, NC

I73 I840s.ramp over I40

Carries I73 I840s.ramp over I40, 1.7 Mi. S. Jct. Sr2147.

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 FT618 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

618 ft end to end, longest span 209 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built200719 years old
Length617.8 ft188.3 m
Daily traffic9,250counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location1.7 Mi. S. Jct. Sr2147
CarriesI73 I840s.ramp
CrossesI40
Coordinates36.06565, -79.91743

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length617.8 ft (188.3 m)
Max Span209.0 ft (63.7 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area2316.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,250 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000810827

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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