Structure 510109 · Cumberland County, NC

I95n over Cape Fear River

Carries I95n over Cape Fear River, 0.3 Mi N Jct Sr2337.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT674 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

674 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built197947 years old
Length673.9 ft205.4 m
Daily traffic47,000counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCumberland
Location0.3 Mi N Jct Sr2337
CarriesI95n
CrossesCape Fear River
Coordinates34.98191, -78.84768

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length673.9 ft (205.4 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Area3163.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000510109

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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