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NEWFOUND GAP ROAD over COLLINS CREEK

Swain County, North Carolina

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Coordinates:
+35.56722, -83.33469
35°34'02" N, 83°20'05" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:NEWFOUND GAP ROAD over COLLINS CREEK
Structure number:5460093P0000000
Location:10.7 MILES SOUTH OF NEWFO
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Collector (Rural) [08]
Length of largest span:7.2 ft. [2.2 m]
Total length:22.6 ft. [6.9 m]
Owner:National Park Service [66]
Year built:1930
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Number of main spans:3
Main spans material:Concrete [1]
Main spans design:Culvert [19]
Deck type:Not applicable [N]

Latest Available Inspection: May 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:6,300 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Structural appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Water adequacy appraisal:Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:Navigation protection not required [1]
Culvert condition:Deterioration or initial disintegration, minor chloride contamination, cracking with some leaching, or spalls on concrete or masonry walls and slabs. Local minor scouring at curtain walls, wingwalls or pipes. Metal culverts have a smooth curvature, non-symmetrical shape, significant corrosion or moderate pitting. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour conditions; field review indicates action is required. [4]
Sufficiency rating:74.3
Estimated cost of work:$8,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionCulvert ConditionADTSuff. Rating
May 2017Fair6 out of 10630074.3
May 2015Fair6 out of 10630074.3
May 2013Fair6 out of 10630074.3
May 2011Fair6 out of 10630074.3
May 2009Fair5 out of 10630063.3
May 2007Fair5 out of 10630063.3
May 2005Fair6 out of 10630074.3
July 2003Fair6 out of 10630074.3
August 2001Fair6 out of 10630074.3
August 1999Fair6 out of 10630074.3