Structure 1590043 · Rowan County, NC

Sr1983 over South Yadkin River

Carries Sr1983 over South Yadkin River, 0.9 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1981.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

251 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length251.0 ft76.5 m
Daily traffic600counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRowan
Location0.9 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1981
CarriesSr1983
CrossesSouth Yadkin River
Coordinates35.83851, -80.62703

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Max Span60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area719.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic600 (2015)
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 Number000000001590043

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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