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Facts 

Overview
Swing bridge over Smith Creek on Castle Hayne Road in Wrightsboro
Location
New Hanover County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1962
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 171.9 ft.
Total length: 248.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.26194, -77.93778   (decimal degrees)
34°15'43" N, 77°56'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/229494/3795106 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Castle Hayne
Inventory numbers
NC 1290029 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23299 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
25,000

Update Log 

  • December 7, 2008: New photos from Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath - matt [at] outrig [dot] com

Comments 

Smith Creek Bridge
Posted December 7, 2008, by Matthew Ridpath

I recently traveled out to this bridge and found out that it's no longer a functioning swing span, so it remains in the closed position. Also, US 117 and NC 133 no longer go over the bridge. US 117 travels into Wilmington on College Road, then heads east on Shipyard Blvd, terminating at the state port. NC 133 has been routed onto the limited access Martin Luther Parkway, which crosses over this creek not far south from this bridge (it can be seen in one of the photos). I really hope that by taking a large amount of thru traffic off of it this bridge's life will be extended somewhat. It really looks neat against the water and it would be a shame to have it replaced with a slab. The deck is definitely worn down because you can see the reinforcement coming through.

Smith Creek Bridge
Posted June 17, 2007, by Tom S. (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photo taken June 17, 2007.

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