Structure 1890323 · Watauga County, NC

Sr1154 over Laurel Creek

Carries Sr1154 over Laurel Creek, .3 Mi.s.jct.sr1123.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

122 ft end to end, longest span 39 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 slab bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length121.7 ft37.1 m
Daily traffic40counted 1995
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyWatauga
Location.3 Mi.s.jct.sr1123
CarriesSr1154
CrossesLaurel Creek
Coordinates36.23505, -81.85615

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length121.7 ft (37.1 m)
Max Span38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area304.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (1995)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001890323

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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