Structure 670055 · Forsyth County, NC

Us421 Nbl over Yadkin River

Carries Us421 Nbl over Yadkin River, 0.6 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1570.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT621 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

621 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built195868 years old
Length620.7 ft189.2 m
Daily traffic28,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyForsyth
Location0.6 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1570
CarriesUs421 Nbl
CrossesYadkin River
Coordinates36.10357, -80.50812

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length620.7 ft (189.2 m)
Max Span79.7 ft (24.3 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1910.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000670055

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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