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US19 74 over ALARKA CREEK

Swain County, North Carolina

Map

Coordinates:
+35.39162, -83.47916
35°23'30" N, 83°28'45" W

Facts

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

Name:	US19 74 over ALARKA CREEK
Structure number:	000000001730013
Location:	0.1 MI.SW.JCT.SR1140
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	59.1 ft. `[18.0 m]`
Total length:	152.9 ft. `[46.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	46.9 ft. `[14.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	50.5 ft. `[15.4 m]`
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1976
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:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: November 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	5,500 `[as of 2015]`
Truck traffic:	14% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
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:	96.3

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
November 2017	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	5500	96.3
October 2015	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	4800	96.4
October 2013	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	4800	96.4
October 2011	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	4450	95.3
October 2009	Good	Good	Good	Good	4450	95.1
November 2007	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	4450	94.4
November 2005	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	4450	94.4
September 2003	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	4350	94.4
October 2001	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	4100	94.4
October 1999	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	4450	95.8
April 1990	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Very Good	2650	95.6

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
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	1,064	1,064	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	9,009	9,009	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	7,290	6,990	300	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	7,340	7,340	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	8	0	8	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	120	102	18	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pile Cap/Footing	linear ft.	18	18	0	0	0
Steel Pile	each	2	2	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	238	206	32	0	0
Joints
Pourable Joint	linear ft.	96	96	0	0	0
Bearings
Other Bearing	each	28	28	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	28	28	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	308	258	50	0	0

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