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Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
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Portal Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
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Plaque Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
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Front Post/Top Chord/Diagonal/Hip Vertical Connection Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
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Bottom Chord/Hip Vertical Connection Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
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Top Chord/Vertical Member Connection The glare is bad in this shot, but you can make out Jones and Laughlin on the vertical member Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
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Bracing and Top Chords Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Rocky River on NC 1953
- Location
- Chatham County, North Carolina
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1921 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1959
- Builder
- - Atlantic Bridge Co.
- Design
- Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 360.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.62417, -79.19944 (decimal degrees)
35°37'27" N, 79°11'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/663055/3943756 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Colon
- Inventory numbers
- NC 370147 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23242 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
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