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US70 WBL over NEWPORT RIVER

Carteret County, North Carolina

Map

Coordinates:
+34.78086, -76.87300
34°46'51" N, 76°52'23" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US70 WBL over NEWPORT RIVER
Structure number:	000000000310008
Location:	0.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1140
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	44.0 ft. `[13.4 m]`
Total length:	226.1 ft. `[68.9 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	27.9 ft. `[8.5 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	34.1 ft. `[10.4 m]`
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1965
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	M 9 / H 10 `[1]`
Number of main spans:	5
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: May 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	10,500 `[as of 2015]`
Truck traffic:	12% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	65.5
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
May 2017	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	10500	65.5
May 2015	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	10500	64.5
May 2013	Fair	Good	Good	Fair	10500	64.5
May 2011	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair	9000	63.7
May 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	10000	75.8
April 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	10500	75.7
June 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Satisfactory	11000	75.7
June 2003	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Satisfactory	10500	75.7
September 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Satisfactory	10000	75.8
June 1999	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Satisfactory	9600	75.8
April 1991	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	11000	75.9

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Prestressed Concrete Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,120	1,115	5	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	7,713	7,291	214	208	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	6,335	6,329	0	6	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	68	0	68	0	0
Prestressed Concrete Pile	each	44	28	16	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	208	0	208	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	144	0	0	144	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	25	0	1	24	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	25	0	0	25	0
Fixed Bearing	each	25	7	1	17	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	25	7	0	18	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	454	366	46	42	0

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