Historic Bridges
of the United States
Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge
Watauga County
,
North Carolina
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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Shulls Mill Road on Blue Ridge Parkway
Location
Watauga County
,
North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1957
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 36.1 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.14778, -81.70083
(decimal degrees)
36°08'52" N, 81°42'03" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/436953/4000566
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Boone
Inventory number
BH 23334
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2007)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 72.4
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
2,397
Categories
Arch
(7,667)
Built 1957
(135)
Built during 1950s
(1,588)
Deck arch
(6,752)
Functionally obsolete
(5,757)
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)
Watauga County, North Carolina
(1)
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