Structure 210220 · Buncombe County, NC

Sr2098 over Reems Creek

Carries Sr2098 over Reems Creek, .1 Mi.e.jct.sr2197.

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
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT105 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

105 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length105.0 ft32 m
Daily traffic540counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 48 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location.1 Mi.e.jct.sr2197
CarriesSr2098
CrossesReems Creek
Coordinates35.68432, -82.56109

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length105.0 ft (32 m)
Max Span103.7 ft (31.6 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area320 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic540 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000210220

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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