Structure 670220 · Forsyth County, NC

Old Vineyard RD SW over Us421

Carries Old Vineyard RD SW over Us421, 0.8 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1001.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT284 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

284 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 4 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1997
Length283.8 ft86.5 m
Daily traffic10,500counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyForsyth
Location0.8 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1001
CarriesOld Vineyard RD SW
CrossesUs421
Coordinates36.07739, -80.31651

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length283.8 ft (86.5 m)
Max Span75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area873.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,500 (2019)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000670220

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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