Structure 5460169S0000000 · Haywood County, NC

Little Cataloochee over Correll Branch

Carries Little Cataloochee over Correll Branch, 0.30 Miles From Old Catal.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

34 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198343 years old
Length34.4 ft10.5 m
Daily traffic1counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Location0.30 Miles From Old Catal
CarriesLittle Cataloochee
CrossesCorrell Branch
Coordinates35.67512, -83.08812

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width12.5 ft (3.8 m)
Deck Area39.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number5460169S0000000

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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