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Bascule Span, north side

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in December 2008

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Bascule Span, south side

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in December 2008

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Interesting Railing End Cap

Present on other concrete bridge in NC

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in December 2008

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Builders Plaque and Railing End Cap

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on US 74/US 76 in Wrightsville Beach
Location
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1956
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.9 ft.
Total length: 731.0 ft.
Deck width: 56.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.22056, -77.80972   (decimal degrees)
34°13'14" N, 77°48'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/241162/3790182 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wrightsville Beach
Inventory numbers
NC 1290012 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23298 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007)
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: 43.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
24,000

Update Log 

  • December 10, 2008: New photos from Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

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