Structure 970001 · Iredell County, NC

Sr2362 over Third Creek

Carries Sr2362 over Third Creek, 0.3 Mi. S. Jct. Sr2360.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT192 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

192 ft end to end, longest span 49 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.

Built196066 years old
Length191.9 ft58.5 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2025every 12 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyIredell
Location0.3 Mi. S. Jct. Sr2360
CarriesSr2362
CrossesThird Creek
Coordinates35.72905, -80.77429

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length191.9 ft (58.5 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area503.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000970001

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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