Structure 690024 · Franklin County, NC

Nc561 over Sandy Creek

Carries Nc561 over Sandy Creek, 3.7 Mi. W. Jct. Nc58.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

190 ft end to end, longest span 46 ft: 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195076 years old
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic3,000counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyFranklin
Location3.7 Mi. W. Jct. Nc58
CarriesNc561
CrossesSandy Creek
Coordinates36.16499, -78.16155

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area555.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000690024

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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