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SR1140 over ALARKA CREEK

Swain County, North Carolina

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Coordinates:
+35.34279, -83.40637
35°20'34" N, 83°24'23" W

Facts

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

Name:	SR1140 over ALARKA CREEK
Structure number:	000000001730089
Location:	70 FT.E.JCT.SR1137
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Local (Rural) `[09]`
Length of largest span:	34.1 ft. `[10.4 m]`
Total length:	36.1 ft. `[11.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	20.0 ft. `[6.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	21.0 ft. `[6.4 m]`
Skew angle:	45°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1963
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	M 9 / H 10 `[1]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Latest Available Inspection: August 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	150 `[as of 2012]`
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. `[U]`
Sufficiency rating:	57.9
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
August 2017	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	150	57.9
August 2015	Poor	Good	Good	Poor	150	16.5
August 2013	Poor	Good	Good	Poor	150	16.5
August 2011	Poor	Good	Good	Poor	150	16.5
August 2009	Poor	Good	Good	Poor	180	11.9
October 2007	Good	Good	Good	Good	180	53.1
November 2005	Good	Good	Good	Good	180	53.1
August 2003	Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	60	69.8
October 2001	Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	190	53.0
October 1999	Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	150	53.6
May 1990	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Satisfactory	150	43.3

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