Structure 1110285 · McDowell County, NC

Sr1571 over North Fork Catawba River

Carries Sr1571 over North Fork Catawba River, 0.1 Mi.w.jct.us221.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

69 ft end to end, longest span 37 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic100counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMcDowell
Location0.1 Mi.w.jct.us221
CarriesSr1571
CrossesNorth Fork Catawba River
Coordinates35.90470, -81.94267

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area90.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000001110285

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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