Structure 1490016 · Polk County, NC

Sr1506 over North Pacolet River

Carries Sr1506 over North Pacolet River, .1 Mi.w.jct.sr1511.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT151 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

151 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built197155 years old
Length150.9 ft46 m
Daily traffic200counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyPolk
Location.1 Mi.w.jct.sr1511
CarriesSr1506
CrossesNorth Pacolet River
Coordinates35.21834, -82.22321

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length150.9 ft (46 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area340.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000001490016

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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