Surf City Bridge

Photos 

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Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in January 2009 View high-res version

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Bridge in Open Position Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in January 2009 View high-res version

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Main Truss Span, Different angle Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Portal View Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Plaque It doesn't tell you much about the bridge Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Bracing Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Front Post/Upper Chord Connection The bridge has v-lacing on many of its members Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Center Truss Span Connection All three of the chords branching off from this connection are latticed on both sides Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Center Pier/Axis Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Steel Source and Rivets Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

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Concrete Railing This short piece of railing uses a design that is found on some NC bridges of the 1950s Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath View high-res version

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on NC50/NC210 in Surf City

Location

Pender County, North Carolina

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1955

Design

Swing

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 462.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.43361, -77.54667   (decimal degrees)
34°26'01" N, 77°32'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/265994/3813177 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Holly Ridge

Inventory numbers

NC 1410016 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23304 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/2007)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 7.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

11,000

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 21, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath
• January 10, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

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

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