Structure 1350088 · Orange County, NC

Sr1919 over Morgan Creek

Carries Sr1919 over Morgan Creek, 0.2 Mi. S. Jct. Nc54.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

174 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199432 years old
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic14,000counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyOrange
Location0.2 Mi. S. Jct. Nc54
CarriesSr1919
CrossesMorgan Creek
Coordinates35.89982, -79.07422

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area1160.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,000 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5

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 Number000000001350088

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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