Structure 210888 · Buncombe County, NC

Nc 191 over I 26

Carries Nc 191 over I 26, Lt. Ln.over I-26 On Nc191.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

181 ft end to end: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20197 years old
Length180.8 ft55.1 m
Daily traffic10,000counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
LocationLt. Ln.over I-26 On Nc191
CarriesNc 191
CrossesI 26
Coordinates35.53406, -82.60271

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.8 ft (55.1 m)
Max Span175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Deck Width63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Area1068.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000210888

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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