Structure 370055 · Chatham County, NC

Us64w over Haw River

Carries Us64w over Haw River, 0.3 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1991.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT700 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

700 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built198244 years old
Length699.8 ft213.3 m
Daily traffic17,500counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Location0.3 Mi. E. Jct. Sr1991
CarriesUs64w
CrossesHaw River
Coordinates35.73173, -79.10657

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length699.8 ft (213.3 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2772.9 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000370055

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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