Structure 41630-00003 · Dare County, NC

Milltail Road over Milltail Creek

Carries Milltail Road over Milltail Creek, 9 Mi SW Of Manns Harbor.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT167 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

167 ft end to end, longest span 55 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 slab bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length167.0 ft50.9 m
Daily traffic75counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2021every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyDare
Location9 Mi SW Of Manns Harbor
CarriesMilltail Road
CrossesMilltail Creek
Coordinates35.79550, -75.88533

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length167.0 ft (50.9 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area279.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000041630-00003

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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