Structure 490236 · Craven County, NC

Us70 Byp(ramp) over Neuse River

Carries Us70 Byp(ramp) over Neuse River, At Jct. Us17&us70bus.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,924 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,924 ft end to end, longest span 249 ft: about 8.1 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.

Built199927 years old
Length2923.9 ft891.2 m
Daily traffic4,200counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyCraven
LocationAt Jct. Us17&us70bus
CarriesUs70 Byp(ramp)
CrossesNeuse River
Coordinates35.09681, -77.02841

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2923.9 ft (891.2 m)
Max Span248.7 ft (75.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area9803.2 sq m
Main Spans22
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,200 (2021)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000490236

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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