Structure 810412 · Guilford County, NC

Sr2526 over North Buffalo Creek

Carries Sr2526 over North Buffalo Creek, 0.25 Mi N. Jct. Sr2610.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

79 ft end to end, longest span 37 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1939rebuilt 1998
Length78.7 ft24 m
Daily traffic12,500counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location0.25 Mi N. Jct. Sr2610
CarriesSr2526
CrossesNorth Buffalo Creek
Coordinates36.10526, -79.76453

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length78.7 ft (24 m)
Max Span36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Width69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Deck Area506.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000810412

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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