Structure 1570183 · Rockingham County, NC

Us29bus over Us29 Byp.

Carries Us29bus over Us29 Byp., 0.65 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1925.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT228 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

228 ft end to end, longest span 78 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.

Built197056 years old
Length227.7 ft69.4 m
Daily traffic950counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRockingham
Location0.65 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1925
CarriesUs29bus
CrossesUs29 Byp.
Coordinates36.45614, -79.54360

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length227.7 ft (69.4 m)
Max Span77.8 ft (23.7 m)
Deck Width37.7 ft (11.5 m)
Deck Area798.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic950 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001570183

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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