Structure 870129 · Haywood County, NC

Us23 74 NB over Sr1251

Carries Us23 74 NB over Sr1251, 0.8 Mi.s.jct.us276.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT117 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

117 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1999
Length116.8 ft35.6 m
Daily traffic18,500counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Location0.8 Mi.s.jct.us276
CarriesUs23 74 NB
CrossesSr1251
Coordinates35.49744, -83.00051

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.8 ft (35.6 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area420.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000870129

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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