Structure 870175 · Haywood County, NC

Sr1332 over Big Creek

Carries Sr1332 over Big Creek, .5 Mi.n.jct.sr1397.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

85 ft end to end, longest span 39 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 girder bridge.

Built1930rebuilt 1980
Length85.0 ft25.9 m
Daily traffic1,600counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Location.5 Mi.n.jct.sr1397
CarriesSr1332
CrossesBig Creek
Coordinates35.77293, -83.10122

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Max Span38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area111.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,600 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000870175

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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