Structure 810223 · Guilford County, NC

Sr3762 over South Buffalo Creek

Carries Sr3762 over South Buffalo Creek, 0.1 Mi. S. Jct. I 40.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

143 ft end to end, longest span 46 ft. 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.

Built1936rebuilt 1967
Length142.7 ft43.5 m
Daily traffic28,000counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location0.1 Mi. S. Jct. I 40
CarriesSr3762
CrossesSouth Buffalo Creek
Coordinates36.04371, -79.77384

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length142.7 ft (43.5 m)
Max Span45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Width83.3 ft (25.4 m)
Deck Area1104.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1967)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000810223

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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