Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Movable - Lift [15]
Approach Span(s): Prestressed concrete [5] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Open Grating [3] with Wearing Surface: Other [9]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 924.4 m = 3033.0 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 124.3 m = 407.8 ft
Approach Spans: 32
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 17 m = 55.8 ft (4 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 29.7 m = 97.4 ft for a 17 m = 55.8 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.87 m = 16.0 ft and Navigational Clearance: 41.1 m = 134.8 ft
Location
Wilmington [74440]: New Hanover County [129], North Carolina [37]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
0.35 MI.E. JCT. US133
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Operating: 49.8 metric ton = 54.8 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 20.8 metric ton = 22.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
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 assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: February 2020 [0220] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.4 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 61000 (2017) and Trucks: 14%
Future ADT: 122000 (In 2040
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