Structure 830196 · Halifax County, NC

Sr1312 over Bear Swamp

Carries Sr1312 over Bear Swamp, 0.8 Mi. N. Jct. Nc561.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

112 ft end to end, longest span 16 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.

Built193789 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic800counted 2015
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHalifax
Location0.8 Mi. N. Jct. Nc561
CarriesSr1312
CrossesBear Swamp
Coordinates36.29247, -77.87393

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area187.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic800 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000830196

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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