Structure 170223 · Bladen County, NC

Nc 87 over US 701

Carries Nc 87 over US 701, 7.5/10mi East Jct SR 1237.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

158 ft end to end: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20179 years old
Length157.8 ft48.1 m
Daily traffic3,350counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBladen
Location7.5/10mi East Jct SR 1237
CarriesNc 87
CrossesUS 701
Coordinates34.60339, -78.61621

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length157.8 ft (48.1 m)
Max Span155.8 ft (47.5 m)
Deck Width49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Area721.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,350 (2019)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000170223

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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