Alligator River Bridge

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Overview: Swing bridge over Alligator River on US 64
Location: Tyrrell County, North Carolina, and Dare County, North Carolina
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1960
Design: Pony plate girder swing
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 130.9 ft.
Total length: 14,928.9 ft. (2.8 mi.)
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.89990, -76.00196 (decimal degrees)
35°53'60" N, 76°00'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/410230/3973036 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: East Lake
Inventory numbers: NC 1770007 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23331 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 36.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 3,700

Posted April 11, 2013, by Ethan (etmcdowell1 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Bridge is currently closed for replacement of center pivot, gears, and balance wheels. See www.ncdot.gov for more info