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US176 over NORTH PACOLET RIVER

Polk County, North Carolina

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Coordinates:
+35.22356, -82.25578
35°13'25" N, 82°15'21" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:US176 over NORTH PACOLET RIVER
Structure number:000000001490052
Location:.01 MI.E.JCT.SR1125
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Major Collector (Rural) [07]
Length of largest span:34.1 ft. [10.4 m]
Total length:103.0 ft. [31.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:25.6 ft. [7.8 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:31.8 ft. [9.7 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1938
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:3
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
Main spans design:Tee beam [04]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: September 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:2,700 [as of 2015]
Truck traffic:7% of total traffic
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck geometry appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
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:78.3
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
September 2017FairGoodGoodSatisfactory270078.3
September 2015FairFairGoodFair200068.4
September 2013FairFairGoodFair200068.4
October 2011FairFairGoodFair210066.8
October 2009FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory260078.6
September 2007FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory280076.2
November 2005FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory280076.2
September 2003FairGoodGoodSatisfactory360075.9
August 2001FairGoodGoodSatisfactory360075.9
September 1999FairGoodGoodSatisfactory350075.9
July 1991FairGoodGoodSatisfactory270079.6