Structure 1530001 · Richmond County, NC

Us74bus over Hitchcock Creek

Carries Us74bus over Hitchcock Creek, 1.0 Mi. W. Jct. Us220.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

89 ft end to end, longest span 44 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1940rebuilt 1970
Length88.9 ft27.1 m
Daily traffic6,000counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyRichmond
Location1.0 Mi. W. Jct. Us220
CarriesUs74bus
CrossesHitchcock Creek
Coordinates34.93971, -79.78465

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area569.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1970)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000001530001

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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