Structure 990088 · Jackson County, NC

Sr1737 over Caney Fork

Carries Sr1737 over Caney Fork, .1 Mi.s.jct.sr1744.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

81 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built196660 years old
Length80.7 ft24.6 m
Daily traffic450counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyJackson
Location.1 Mi.s.jct.sr1744
CarriesSr1737
CrossesCaney Fork
Coordinates35.31043, -83.07702

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length80.7 ft (24.6 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area184.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic450 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000990088

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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