Beech Gap Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge

Photos

Bridge profile from south side, looking north

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014

BH Photo #283086

Overview: Concrete frame with stone bridge over N.C. Hwy. 215 on Blue Ridge Parkway
Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, and Transylvania County, North Carolina
Status: Better than minimum adequacy to tolerate leaving in place as is, although functionally obsolete
History: Built 1960
Builder: - National Park Service of Washington, D.C.
Design: Concrete over steel frame
Dimensions: Span length: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 29.9 ft.
Deck width: 34.5 ft.
Skew angle: 12 degrees
Also called: NC 215 Blue Ridge Parkway Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.29833, -82.91028 (decimal degrees)
35°17'54" N, 82°54'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/326308/3907801 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sam Knob
Elevation: 5485 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 1,878
Inventory number: BH 55318 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 63.4 (out of 100)
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May 3, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
May 3, 2014: Updated by Calvin Sneed: Added street view, photos, updated statistics
January 25, 2013: Added by Andy Peters