Structure 1790038 · Union County, NC

Us601 & Nc207 over Us74 Nc200 Us601

Carries Us601 & Nc207 over Us74 Nc200 Us601, 0.1 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1623.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

176 ft end to end, longest span 59 ft: about 2 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.

Built197254 years old
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic15,500counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyUnion
Location0.1 Mi. S. Jct. Sr1623
CarriesUs601 & Nc207
CrossesUs74 Nc200 Us601
Coordinates34.99851, -80.54821

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Width59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Area975.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,500 (2021)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001790038

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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