Structure 1750071 · Transylvania County, NC

Sr1309 over North Fork Flat Creek

Carries Sr1309 over North Fork Flat Creek, .2 Mi.s.jct.sr1316.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

47 ft end to end, longest span 23 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197056 years old
Length46.9 ft14.3 m
Daily traffic750counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyTransylvania
Location.2 Mi.s.jct.sr1316
CarriesSr1309
CrossesNorth Fork Flat Creek
Coordinates35.13915, -82.87631

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area110.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic750 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000001750071

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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