Structure 90157 · Ashe County, NC

Sr1599 over Peak Creek

Carries Sr1599 over Peak Creek, .9 Mi.s.jct.sr1604.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

61 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length60.7 ft18.5 m
Daily traffic150counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 12 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyAshe
Location.9 Mi.s.jct.sr1604
CarriesSr1599
CrossesPeak Creek
Coordinates36.42672, -81.32701

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area135.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000090157

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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