Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Prestressed concrete continuous [6] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) [2]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 781.2 m = 2563.1 ft
Main Spans: 23 at 70.1 m = 230.0 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 9.5 m = 31.2 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10.5 m = 34.5 ft for a 10 m = 32.8 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 19.8 m = 65.0 ft
Location
Sunset Beach [65900]: Brunswick County [019], North Carolina [37]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
1.9 MI. S. JCT. NC904
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Good [7]
Substructure: Good [7]
Loading
Design: MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Operating: 89.8 metric ton = 98.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 65.3 metric ton = 71.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Better than present minimum criteria [7] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: December 2020 [1220] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 15.9 km = 9.9 mi
Traffic
ADT: 4400 (2018) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 8800 (In 2040
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