Structure 650024 · Edgecombe County, NC

Nc33 over Tar River

Carries Nc33 over Tar River, 0.3 Mi. W. Of Jct.us258.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT500 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

500 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 7 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.

Built201016 years old
Length500.0 ft152.4 m
Daily traffic8,100counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyEdgecombe
Location0.3 Mi. W. Of Jct.us258
CarriesNc33
CrossesTar River
Coordinates35.89413, -77.53284

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length500.0 ft (152.4 m)
Max Span199.8 ft (60.9 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area2194.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,100 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000650024

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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