Structure 51580-00091 · Camden County, NC

Myrtle Ditch Road over Corapeake Ditch

Carries Myrtle Ditch Road over Corapeake Ditch, Corapeake & Myrtle Ditch.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

28 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 girder bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic1counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCamden
LocationCorapeake & Myrtle Ditch
CarriesMyrtle Ditch Road
CrossesCorapeake Ditch
Coordinates36.54767, -76.42617

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width17.4 ft (5.3 m)
Deck Area45.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000051580-00091

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.