Structure 250348 · Cabarrus County, NC

Sr2894 over I85

Carries Sr2894 over I85, 1.0 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1445.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

260 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 4 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.

Built199630 years old
Length259.8 ft79.2 m
Daily traffic41,000counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCabarrus
Location1.0 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1445
CarriesSr2894
CrossesI85
Coordinates35.36865, -80.71372

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Area2304.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000250348

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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