Structure 1150328 · Madison County, NC

Sr1001 over French Broad River

Carries Sr1001 over French Broad River, .1 Mi.s.jct.us25 70bus..

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT647 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

647 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 1.8 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200719 years old
Length647.0 ft197.2 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMadison
Location.1 Mi.s.jct.us25 70bus.
CarriesSr1001
CrossesFrench Broad River
Coordinates35.79598, -82.68494

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length647.0 ft (197.2 m)
Max Span73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area2327.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001150328

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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