US70 over BEAUFORT CHANNEL

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Facts 

Name:	US70 over BEAUFORT CHANNEL
Structure number:	000000000310029
Location:	7.3 MI. E. JCT. NC24
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) [02]
Length of largest span:	141.1 ft. [43.0 m]
Total length:	672.9 ft. [205.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	27.9 ft. [8.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	36.4 ft. [11.1 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:	14.8 ft. [4.5 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1957
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 13.5 / HS 15 [3]
Main span material:	Steel [3]
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule [16]
Deck type:	Open Grating [3]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	20,000 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:	14% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Bridge over "tidal" waters that has not been evaluated for scour, but considered low risk. [T]
Operating rating:	41.6 tons [37.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	46.9

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	19,000 [as of 1998]
Truck traffic:	14% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Bridge over "tidal" waters that has not been evaluated for scour, but considered low risk. [T]
Operating rating:	38.6 tons [35.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	22.8 tons [20.7 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	45.9

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	16,250 [as of 1990]
Truck traffic:	12% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	36.6 tons [33.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	48.8

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