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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY over SPRINGS & SMALL STREAM

Avery County, North Carolina

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Coordinates:
+36.10028, -81.80997
36°06'01" N, 81°48'36" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY over SPRINGS & SMALL STREAM
Structure number:5140180P0000000
Location:1.47 MILES FROM U.S. ROUT
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Collector (Rural) [08]
Length of largest span:153.9 ft. [46.9 m]
Total length:379.0 ft. [115.5 m]
Roadway width between curbs:35.1 ft. [10.7 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:39.0 ft. [11.9 m]
Owner:National Park Service [66]
Year built:1987
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:3
Main spans material:Prestressed concrete continuous [6]
Main spans design:Box Beam or girders - Single or Spread [06]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

Latest Available Inspection: June 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:2,000 [as of 2013]
Truck traffic:20% 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:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Water adequacy appraisal:Superior to present desirable criteria [9]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
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]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Sufficiency rating:98.5

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
June 2017FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
June 2015FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
June 2013FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
June 2011FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
June 2009FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
July 2007FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
September 2005FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
July 2003FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactory200098.5
June 2001FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood200098.5
June 1999FairSatisfactoryGoodVery Good200091.1