Structure 250104 · Cabarrus County, NC

Nc73 over Cold Water Creek

Carries Nc73 over Cold Water Creek, 0.2 Mi. E. Jct. Sr2407.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT127 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

127 ft end to end, longest span 41 ft. 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.

Built1924rebuilt 1954
Length127.0 ft38.7 m
Daily traffic12,500counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Location0.2 Mi. E. Jct. Sr2407
CarriesNc73
CrossesCold Water Creek
Coordinates35.41575, -80.55579

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Max Span40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area390.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1954)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000250104

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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