Structure 490080 · Craven County, NC

Us17 Us70w over Sr1278

Carries Us17 Us70w over Sr1278, 1.2 Mi. W. Of Jct. Sr1200.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

190 ft end to end, longest span 106 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic24,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCraven
Location1.2 Mi. W. Of Jct. Sr1200
CarriesUs17 Us70w
CrossesSr1278
Coordinates35.10033, -77.07799

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area741.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000490080

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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