Structure 1990009 · Yancey County, NC

Us19e over Cane River

Carries Us19e over Cane River, .02 Mi.n.jct Sr1115.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT205 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

205 ft end to end, longest span 68 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.

Built1984rebuilt 2011
Length204.7 ft62.4 m
Daily traffic16,500counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyYancey
Location.02 Mi.n.jct Sr1115
CarriesUs19e
CrossesCane River
Coordinates35.91170, -82.34900

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length204.7 ft (62.4 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width83.7 ft (25.5 m)
Deck Area1591.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001990009

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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