Structure 1570175 · Rockingham County, NC

Sr1516 over Buffalo Creek

Carries Sr1516 over Buffalo Creek, 0.08 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1522.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

90 ft end to end, longest span 29 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic420counted 2015
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Location0.08 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1522
CarriesSr1516
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates36.49050, -79.85443

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area252.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic420 (2015)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000001570175

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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