Structure 1790047 · Union County, NC

Sr1713 over Water Branch

Carries Sr1713 over Water Branch, 0.7 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1712.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · 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 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

95 ft end to end, longest span 49 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.

Built201313 years old
Length94.8 ft28.9 m
Daily traffic130counted 2016
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Location0.7 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1712
CarriesSr1713
CrossesWater Branch
Coordinates35.11742, -80.29228

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area219.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic130 (2016)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001790047

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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