Structure 1190742 · Mecklenburg County, NC

Us74 & Nc27 over Pecan Avenue

Carries Us74 & Nc27 over Pecan Avenue, 1.2 Mi. E. Jct. Nc16.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

74 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built199729 years old
Length73.8 ft22.5 m
Daily traffic107,000counted 2016
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
Location1.2 Mi. E. Jct. Nc16
CarriesUs74 & Nc27
CrossesPecan Avenue
Coordinates35.21771, -80.81459

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width147.3 ft (44.9 m)
Deck Area1010.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic107,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000001190742

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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