Structure 1830067 · Wake County, NC

Sr1615 over Bachelor Branch

Carries Sr1615 over Bachelor Branch, 0.1 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1600.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

72 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 slab bridge.

Built201610 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic8,100counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
Location0.1 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1600
CarriesSr1615
CrossesBachelor Branch
Coordinates35.78121, -78.89921

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area258.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001830067

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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