Structure 1690063 · Stokes County, NC

Sr1961 over Town Fork Creek

Carries Sr1961 over Town Fork Creek, 0.6 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1955.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT132 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

132 ft end to end, longest span 49 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.

Built199828 years old
Length131.9 ft40.2 m
Daily traffic250counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyStokes
Location0.6 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1955
CarriesSr1961
CrossesTown Fork Creek
Coordinates36.27337, -80.27383

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area329.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001690063

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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