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Scott Creek Arch Bridge
Photos
Original bridge was one lane.. view is on the north side of the creek looking west
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
BH Photo #326822
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Scott Creek on Business US 23 in Sylva
- Location
- Sylva, Jackson County, North Carolina
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1932; rehabilitated 1985
- Builder
- - NC-DOT
- Design
- Arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 56.1 ft.
Deck width: 39.4 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.37500, -83.21528 (decimal degrees)
35°22'30" N, 83°12'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/298762/3916883 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Sylva South
- Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
- 14,000
- Inventory numbers
- NC 990077 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23285 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of March 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64.8 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- October 14, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected build date; noted appearance in "The Fugitive"
- June 3, 2015: New photos from Calvin Sneed
Comments
Scott Creek Bridge
Here's a photo of the dedication plaque on this bridge that I took in April 2011: you may use it. Of note is the date of 1932, whereas you list "Built 1939." There is another very similar bridge just east of it that is a bit more photogenic: perhaps that bridge was built in 1939? For more information on other historical aspects of US-23, please visit http://www.roadtrip62.com/.
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This bridge was originally a beautiful bridge, but the 1985 rehab eliminated the decorative rail on one side and replaced it with a wooden rail and separated walkway with a wooden rail on the outside of it. The rehab added another lane to the former 2-lane bridge. There is another bridge that is still all original a little further up the road going into Downtown Sylva, as well as a 1920s concrete bridge over the creek on a side street that is still all original and is very short.