Structure 470281 · Columbus County, NC

Sr1843 over Dans Creek

Carries Sr1843 over Dans Creek, 0.4 Mi N Jct Sr1836.

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 FT83 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

83 ft end to end, longest span 44 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 slab bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length82.7 ft25.2 m
Daily traffic500counted 2020
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyColumbus
Location0.4 Mi N Jct Sr1836
CarriesSr1843
CrossesDans Creek
Coordinates34.29039, -78.30014

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length82.7 ft (25.2 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area274.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000470281

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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