Structure 1190052 · Mecklenburg County, NC

Sr2940 over Southern Railroad

Carries Sr2940 over Southern Railroad, 0.5 Mi.s.jct.us29 & Nc49.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

228 ft end to end, longest span 76 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2015
Length227.7 ft69.4 m
Daily traffic24,500counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
Location0.5 Mi.s.jct.us29 & Nc49
CarriesSr2940
CrossesSouthern Railroad
Coordinates35.25394, -80.78003

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length227.7 ft (69.4 m)
Max Span75.8 ft (23.1 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area1478.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001190052

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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