Structure 130025 · Beaufort County, NC

Us17bus over Pamlico River

Carries Us17bus over Pamlico River, 3.1 Mi. N. Of Jct. Nc33.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,253 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,253 ft end to end: about 3.5 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 swing bridge (drawn closed).

Built1928rebuilt 1966
Length1253.0 ft381.9 m
Daily traffic12,500counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBeaufort
Location3.1 Mi. N. Of Jct. Nc33
CarriesUs17bus
CrossesPamlico River
Coordinates35.54284, -77.06179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Swing
Total Length1253.0 ft (381.9 m)
Max Span179.8 ft (54.8 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area7103.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1966)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000130025

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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