Structure 650015 · Edgecombe County, NC

Us64 Bus. over Cowlick Branch

Carries Us64 Bus. over Cowlick Branch, 0.2 Mi. E. Of Nc43.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1922rebuilt 1955
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic13,000counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyEdgecombe
Location0.2 Mi. E. Of Nc43
CarriesUs64 Bus.
CrossesCowlick Branch
Coordinates35.94542, -77.77364

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Deck Area153.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 1955)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000650015

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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