Structure 1470089 · Pitt County, NC

Us13bus over Grindle Creek

Carries Us13bus over Grindle Creek, 0.6 Mi.s.jct.nc30.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

45 ft end to end, longest span 18 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1922rebuilt 1979
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic1,800counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyPitt
Location0.6 Mi.s.jct.nc30
CarriesUs13bus
CrossesGrindle Creek
Coordinates35.79458, -77.37354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area138.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,800 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001470089

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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