Historic Bridges
of the United States
Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge
Avery County
,
North Carolina
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Blue Ridge Parkway on NC 181
Location
Avery County
,
North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1959
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.00472, -81.89028
(decimal degrees)
36°00'17" N, 81°53'25" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/419765/3984838
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Newland
Inventory number
BH 23216
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2007)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 72.6
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
1,020
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Arch
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Avery County, North Carolina
(4)
Built 1959
(117)
Built during 1950s
(1,588)
Deck arch
(6,752)
North Carolina
(143)
Open
(22,113)
Owned by National Park Service
(165)
Owned by federal government
(331)
Skewed
(3,682)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,212)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,446)
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