Structure 1890136 · Watauga County, NC

Sr1533 over Mid.fork S.fork New Rvr.

Carries Sr1533 over Mid.fork S.fork New Rvr., 200 Ft.s.jct.us221 321.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT93 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

93 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 box-beam bridge.

Built20215 years old
Length92.8 ft28.3 m
Daily traffic2,300counted 2016
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyWatauga
Location200 Ft.s.jct.us221 321
CarriesSr1533
CrossesMid.fork S.fork New Rvr.
Coordinates36.15314, -81.64569

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length92.8 ft (28.3 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area308.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,300 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001890136

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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