Structure 5140103P0000000 · Burke County, NC

Linville Spur Road over Linville River

Carries Linville Spur Road over Linville River, 0.2 Miles East Of Blue Ri.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

81 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length81.4 ft24.8 m
Daily traffic1,502counted 2013
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBurke
Location0.2 Miles East Of Blue Ri
CarriesLinville Spur Road
CrossesLinville River
Coordinates35.96986, -81.93150

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area243.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,502 (2013)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5140103P0000000

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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