Structure 1590075 · Rowan County, NC

Sr1984 over Southern Railroad

Carries Sr1984 over Southern Railroad, 0.5 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1985.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT128 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

128 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built198937 years old
Length128.0 ft39 m
Daily traffic950counted 2012
Last inspectedJuly 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRowan
Location0.5 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1985
CarriesSr1984
CrossesSouthern Railroad
Coordinates35.80863, -80.59192

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length128.0 ft (39 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area319.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic950 (2012)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001590075

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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