IRON BRIDGE ROAD over MEHERRIN RIVER

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Coordinates:
+36.71677, -77.83116
36°43'00" N, 77°49'52" W

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

Name:	IRON BRIDGE ROAD over MEHERRIN RIVER
Structure number:	000000000003767
Location:	.16FR 673 & 1.2 TO 685
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Collector (Rural) `[08]`
Length of largest span:	103.0 ft. `[31.4 m]`
Total length:	191.9 ft. `[58.5 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	11.2 ft. `[3.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	14.1 ft. `[4.3 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	12.1 ft. `[3.7 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1884
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places `[1]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Aluminum, Wrought Iron or Cast Iron `[9]`
Main spans design:	Truss - Thru `[10]`
Deck type:	Wood or Timber `[8]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	760 `[as of 2014]`
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
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]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$800,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
March 2018	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	760	0.0
March 2017	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	760	0.0
March 2015	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	760	0.0
March 2014	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	788	13.4
March 2013	Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	788	13.4
March 2012	Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	788	13.4
March 2011	Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	788	13.4
March 2010	Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	788	13.4
March 2009	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	788	0.0
March 2008	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	768	0.0
March 2007	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	1021	0.0
March 2006	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	1000	0.0
March 2005	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	941	0.0
May 2003	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	907	0.0
March 2001	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	657	24.5
March 2000	Fair	Very Good	Fair	Good	1011	24.1
March 1998	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	983	12.3
March 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Satisfactory	213	18.2
April 1996	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	983	15.8
March 1995	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	983	27.9
April 1994	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	689	0.0
March 1993	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	689	49.0
March 1992	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	341	49.2