Structure 1570066 · Rockingham County, NC

Us29bus over Haw River & So. Railway

Carries Us29bus over Haw River & So. Railway, 0.10 Mi. N. Jct. Us29.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT420 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

420 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 6 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.

Built199036 years old
Length419.9 ft128 m
Daily traffic7,800counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Location0.10 Mi. N. Jct. Us29
CarriesUs29bus
CrossesHaw River & So. Railway
Coordinates36.26489, -79.65216

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length419.9 ft (128 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area1,280 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000001570066

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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