Structure 1290003 · New Hanover County, NC

Us117 Nc132n over Us17b

Carries Us117 Nc132n over Us17b, 0.6 Mi. S. Jct. Us74.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT320 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

320 ft end to end, longest span 60 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.

Built198046 years old
Length319.9 ft97.5 m
Daily traffic28,000counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyNew Hanover
Location0.6 Mi. S. Jct. Us74
CarriesUs117 Nc132n
CrossesUs17b
Coordinates34.24598, -77.87099

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length319.9 ft (97.5 m)
Max Span59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1267.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001290003

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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