Structure 870138 · Haywood County, NC

Us23 74nbl over Us276

Carries Us23 74nbl over Us276, 1.6 Mi.s.jct.us19b.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT245 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

245 ft end to end, longest span 75 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1999
Length244.8 ft74.6 m
Daily traffic15,750counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyHaywood
Location1.6 Mi.s.jct.us19b
CarriesUs23 74nbl
CrossesUs276
Coordinates35.50717, -82.99303

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length244.8 ft (74.6 m)
Max Span74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area1066.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,750 (2020)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000870138

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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