Historic Bridges
of the United States
Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge
Alleghany County
,
North Carolina
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over US 21 on Blue Ridge Parkway
Location
Alleghany County
,
North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1938
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.44694, -81.02667
(decimal degrees)
36°26'49" N, 81°01'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/497610/4033523
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Glade Valley
Inventory number
BH 23211
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2007)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.4
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
1,347
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Alleghany County, North Carolina
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Arch
(7,668)
Built 1938
(399)
Built during 1930s
(6,038)
Deck arch
(6,753)
North Carolina
(143)
Open
(22,117)
Owned by National Park Service
(165)
Owned by federal government
(331)
Skewed
(3,682)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,214)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,446)
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