Structure 81111000003163 · Macon County, NC

Nfsr 67 over Bear Pen Creek

Carries Nfsr 67 over Bear Pen Creek, 5.5 Mi.from Jct Old Us64.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic1counted 1981
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMacon
Location5.5 Mi.from Jct Old Us64
CarriesNfsr 67
CrossesBear Pen Creek
Coordinates35.04042, -83.50467

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Area33.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1 (1981)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number081111000003163

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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