Structure 1410217 · Pender County, NC

Sr1509 over I40

Carries Sr1509 over I40, 0.7 Mi.e. Of Jct.nc53.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT221 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

221 ft end to end, longest span 109 ft: about 3 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.

Built198244 years old
Length220.8 ft67.3 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyPender
Location0.7 Mi.e. Of Jct.nc53
CarriesSr1509
CrossesI40
Coordinates34.56547, -77.89764

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length220.8 ft (67.3 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area673 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001410217

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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