Structure 1650033 · Scotland County, NC

Us401 over Jordans Creek

Carries Us401 over Jordans Creek, 0.4 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1429.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

45 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic6,800counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyScotland
Location0.4 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1429
CarriesUs401
CrossesJordans Creek
Coordinates34.81708, -79.42411

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area172.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
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 Number000000001650033

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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