Structure 1190016 · Mecklenburg County, NC

Us29 over Stewart Creek

Carries Us29 over Stewart Creek, 0.65 Mi. N. Jct. Us74.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

32 ft end to end. 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.

Built1939rebuilt 1953
Length31.8 ft9.7 m
Daily traffic5,700counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
Location0.65 Mi. N. Jct. Us74
CarriesUs29
CrossesStewart Creek
Coordinates35.22819, -80.86936

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Area164.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1953)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,700 (2020)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number000000001190016

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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