Structure 1070016 · Lenoir County, NC

Us258 over Southwest Creek

Carries Us258 over Southwest Creek, 0.3 Mi. N. Of Jct. Sr1908.

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
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

85 ft end to end, longest span 41 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195175 years old
Length85.0 ft25.9 m
Daily traffic7,400counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyLenoir
Location0.3 Mi. N. Of Jct. Sr1908
CarriesUs258
CrossesSouthwest Creek
Coordinates35.19052, -77.62184

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Max Span40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area264.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001070016

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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