Wright Memorial Bridge

Photos

Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2016

BH Photo #350379

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Currituck Sound on US-158 EB
Location: Currituck County, North Carolina
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1966; rehabilitated 1997
Design: Concrete stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 14,867.9 ft. (2.8 mi.)
Deck width: 28.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.08699, -75.76510 (decimal degrees)
36°05'13" N, 75°45'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/431118/3993867 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Point Harbor
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 18,000
Inventory numbers: NC 530016 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 54457 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 33.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 10, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: This is a concrete stringer trestle, not a slab
March 26, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
January 14, 2013: Updated by Andy Peters: adds NC 168
November 13, 2012: Added by Jared Mixson