Structure 990318 · Jackson County, NC

Sr1432 over Buff Creek

Carries Sr1432 over Buff Creek, 25 Ft.w.jct.sr1457.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

36 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1921rebuilt 1941
Length35.8 ft10.9 m
Daily traffic400counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyJackson
Location25 Ft.w.jct.sr1457
CarriesSr1432
CrossesBuff Creek
Coordinates35.40574, -83.15990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Max Span34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area106.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1921 (reconstructed 1941)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000990318

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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