Structure 210184 · Buncombe County, NC

Sr1394 over Sandymush Creek

Carries Sr1394 over Sandymush Creek, .01 Mi.n.jct.sr1401.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

59 ft end to end. 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.

Built196858 years old
Length58.7 ft17.9 m
Daily traffic250counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location.01 Mi.n.jct.sr1401
CarriesSr1394
CrossesSandymush Creek
Coordinates35.67762, -82.78241

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Max Span57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area177.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000210184

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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