Structure 490077 · Craven County, NC

Us17n Us70e over Trent Rd.

Carries Us17n Us70e over Trent Rd., 0.1 Mi. W. Jct. Sr1278.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT177 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

177 ft end to end, longest span 64 ft: about 2 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
Length176.8 ft53.9 m
Daily traffic24,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCraven
Location0.1 Mi. W. Jct. Sr1278
CarriesUs17n Us70e
CrossesTrent Rd.
Coordinates35.10166, -77.08101

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length176.8 ft (53.9 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Deck Area1013.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000490077

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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