NC73 over BIG MOUNTAIN CREEK

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Coordinates:
+35.11962, -79.81626
35°07'11" N, 79°48'59" W

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

Name:	NC73 over BIG MOUNTAIN CREEK
Structure number:	000000001530037
Old structure number:	000000000153037 `(from 1992 edition)`
Location:	1.5 MI. W. JCT. SR1314
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) `[07]`
Length of largest span:	45.9 ft. `[14.0 m]`
Total length:	143.1 ft. `[43.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	32.8 ft. `[10.0 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	36.1 ft. `[11.0 m]`
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1998
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:	Prestressed concrete `[5]`
Main spans design:	Slab `[01]`
Deck type:	Concrete Precast Panels `[2]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	1,100 `[as of 2013]`
Truck traffic:	7% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
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 the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	97.7

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
September 2018	Good	Good	Good	Good	1100	97.7
September 2016	Good	Good	Good	Good	1100	97.7
September 2014	Good	Good	Good	Good	1100	98.8
September 2012	Good	Good	Good	Good	1200	98.8
September 2010	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	1300	98.8
September 2008	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	1400	98.8
September 2006	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	1400	98.8
June 2004	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	1400	98.8
August 2002	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	1400	98.8
June 2000	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	910	99.9
May 1998	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	1200	98.8
August 1995	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	900	37.5
August 1993	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor	660	16.9
August 1991	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor	500	19.9