Structure 1470039 · Pitt County, NC

Us13s Nc11 over Tar River

Carries Us13s Nc11 over Tar River, 0.4mi.n Jct Nc43.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT541 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

541 ft end to end, longest span 63 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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.

Built197749 years old
Length540.7 ft164.8 m
Daily traffic10,750counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyPitt
Location0.4mi.n Jct Nc43
CarriesUs13s Nc11
CrossesTar River
Coordinates35.61828, -77.39017

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length540.7 ft (164.8 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area2125.9 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,750 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000001470039

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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