Structure 1190475 · Mecklenburg County, NC

Sr3815 over Little Sugar Creek

Carries Sr3815 over Little Sugar Creek, 0.25 Mi.s.jct.sr3816.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

35 ft end to end. 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 deck arch.

Built1945rebuilt 1963
Length34.8 ft10.6 m
Daily traffic25,500counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
Location0.25 Mi.s.jct.sr3816
CarriesSr3815
CrossesLittle Sugar Creek
Coordinates35.20564, -80.83687

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Max Span32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area204.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1945 (reconstructed 1963)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001190475

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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