Structure 1750206 · Transylvania County, NC

Sr1543 over French Broad R.overflow

Carries Sr1543 over French Broad R.overflow, .1 Mi.w.jct.sr1540.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT110 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

110 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length109.9 ft33.5 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2021
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyTransylvania
Location.1 Mi.w.jct.sr1540
CarriesSr1543
CrossesFrench Broad R.overflow
Coordinates35.22378, -82.70634

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area371.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000001750206

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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