Structure 1350045 · Orange County, NC

Us15 Us501s over Nc54

Carries Us15 Us501s over Nc54, 0.6 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1900.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT182 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

182 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1952rebuilt 1992
Length181.8 ft55.4 m
Daily traffic24,750counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyOrange
Location0.6 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1900
CarriesUs15 Us501s
CrossesNc54
Coordinates35.90871, -79.02729

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length181.8 ft (55.4 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area559.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,750 (2021)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001350045

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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