Mill Pond Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Collapsed steel stringer bridge over Old Millpond Lake on Falls Avenue (SR 1107)

Location

Granite Falls, Caldwell County, North Carolina

Status

Partially collapsed

History

Built 1949; closed to traffic Oct. 2016; partially collapsed May 2017

Design

12-span steel stringer with timber piles

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 400.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.80475, -81.41283   (decimal degrees)
35°48'17" N, 81°24'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/462700/3962371 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Granite Falls

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

4,600

Inventory numbers

NC 270262 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 77475 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of June 2018)

Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 12, 2018: Updated by Jimmy Walters: Added category "Replaced by new bridge"
• May 31, 2017: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• North Carolina Bikers Jump Bridge: Barriers Put Up After Thrill Seekers Jump Collapsed Bridge - WSOC-TV
• Mill Pond bridge demolition in June | Local | newstopicnews.com - The demolition of the partially collapsed bridge Falls Avenue bridge over the Mill Pond in Granite Falls is expected to begin next month, a state official said.
• New Mill Pond Bridge opens | Local | newstopicnews.com - More than a year after the Mill Pond Bridge on Falls Avenue in Granite Falls closed, the new bridge opened to traffic Friday.

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