Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 147.5 m = 483.9 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 32 m = 105.0 ft
Approach Spans: 5
Skew: 25
Width, Roadway: 8.5 m = 27.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10.4 m = 34.1 ft for a 8.2 m = 26.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0.7 m = 2.3 ft
Location
Castle Hayne [10880]: New Hanover County [129], North Carolina [37]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
1.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1340
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 13.5 / HS 15 [3]
Operating: 42.6 metric ton = 46.9 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 25.4 metric ton = 27.9 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: April 1999 [499] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.3 km = 0.2 mi
Traffic
ADT: 15000 (2015) and Trucks: 6%
Future ADT: 30000 (In 2025
)