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Caswell Branch Bridge

Craven County, North Carolina

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Photo taken by Richard Parsons

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BH Photo #244193

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Caswell Branch on Beaman Road (NC 1420) in New Bern
Location
Craven County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909
Design
Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Span length: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.15917, -77.14222   (decimal degrees)
35°09'33" N, 77°08'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/304882/3892795 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jasper
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
200
Inventory numbers
NC 490187 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23243 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2016)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 35.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Arch (11,530)
Brick road (13)
Built 1909 (720)
Built during 1900s (6,799)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,773)
Craven County, North Carolina (10)
Deck arch (10,782)
 Functionally obsolete (7,180)
North Carolina (921)
One-lane traffic (7,535)
Open (38,216)
Owned by state (15,131)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,954)
Total length 25-50 feet (10,709)

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  • December 2, 2012: Posted photos from Richard Parsons
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Caswell Branch Bridge
Posted March 8, 2019, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Here is an article discussing this early concrete arch bridge. https://www.newbernsj.com/news/20190224/look-at-historic-bri...