Washington Baum Bridge

Photos 

Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2016

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BH Photo #350376

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete stringer bridge over Roanoke Sound on US 64

Location

Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1994

Design

Concrete stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 454.1 ft.
Deck width: 68.2 ft.

Also called

Washington F. Baum Memorial Bridge
Roanoke Sound Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.89514, -75.63114   (decimal degrees)
35°53'42" N, 75°37'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/443041/3972501 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Manteo

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

18,000

Inventory numbers

NC 550014 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 55219 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 2018)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 63.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• April 10, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: This is a concrete stringer trestle, not a slab
• December 17, 2019: Updated by Ethan McDowell: Fixed details
• August 25, 2016: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
• March 26, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• March 14, 2016: New Street View added by Royce and Bobette Haley
• January 15, 2013: Added by Andy Peters

Sources 

• Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Ethan McDowell
• Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com

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