Structure 970287 · Iredell County, NC

Sr1817 over Hunting Creek

Carries Sr1817 over Hunting Creek, 0.5 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1816.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · 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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT137 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

137 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built199630 years old
Length136.8 ft41.7 m
Daily traffic390counted 2001
Last inspectedMay 2022every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyIredell
Location0.5 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1816
CarriesSr1817
CrossesHunting Creek
Coordinates36.03505, -80.82935

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length136.8 ft (41.7 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area341.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic390 (2001)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000970287

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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