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Marsh Swamp Bridge

Halifax County, North Carolina

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Facts 

Overview
Wooden bridge over Marsh Swamp on NC 561
Location
Halifax County, North Carolina
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1935, replaced 1975
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 18.0 ft.
Total length: 70.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.30209, -77.66027   (decimal degrees)
36°18'08" N, 77°39'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/261128/4020740 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Darlington
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
790
Inventory numbers
NC 830082 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23263 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 99.5 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (15,719)
Built 1935 (1,451)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Halifax County, North Carolina (7)
Lost (24,750)
Lost 1975 (83)
Lost during 1970s (774)
 North Carolina (965)
Owned by state (15,996)
Replaced by new bridge (16,591)
Span length under 25 feet (6,896)
Timber stringer (4,019)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)

Update Log 

  • November 13, 2015: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Added replacement date
  • November 13, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: corrected pin-changed status-added lost date

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Erik Hoffman - norcalroadswebsite [at] gmail [dot] com

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