Structure 1710218 · Surry County, NC

West Main Street over Elkin River

Carries West Main Street over Elkin River, 50ft.w.jct.front Street.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT227 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

227 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built198343 years old
Length226.7 ft69.1 m
Daily traffic1,600counted 2016
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountySurry
Location50ft.w.jct.front Street
CarriesWest Main Street
CrossesElkin River
Coordinates36.24361, -80.85458

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length226.7 ft (69.1 m)
Max Span72.8 ft (22.2 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area746.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,600 (2016)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000001710218

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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