Structure 810239 · Guilford County, NC

Willow Road over South Buffalo Creek

Carries Willow Road over South Buffalo Creek, 0.6 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1005.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

200 ft end to end, longest span 39 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length199.8 ft60.9 m
Daily traffic3,300counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyGuilford
Location0.6 Mi. N. Jct. Sr1005
CarriesWillow Road
CrossesSouth Buffalo Creek
Coordinates36.04542, -79.76186

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length199.8 ft (60.9 m)
Max Span38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area669.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000810239

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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