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Wrightsville Beach Bridge

New Hanover County, North Carolina

Photos 

Bascule Span, north side

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in December 2008

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BH Photo #130075

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on US 74/US 76 in Wrightsville Beach
Location
Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1956
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.9 ft.
Total length: 731.0 ft.
Deck width: 56.4 ft.
Also called
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Heide Trask Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.21829, -77.81259   (decimal degrees)
34°13'06" N, 77°48'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/240891/3789937 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wrightsville Beach
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
23,000
Inventory numbers
NC 1290012 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23298 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 58.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,104)
Built 1956 (334)
Built during 1950s (4,050)
Have street view (29,907)
Intracoastal Waterway (134)
Movable (3,157)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
New Hanover County, North Carolina (22)
North Carolina (1,067)
 Open (41,202)
Owned by state (16,652)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,497)
Steel grate deck (471)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
US 74 (2)
US 76 (9)
Wilmington, North Carolina (12)
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina (1)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 24, 2021: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • January 25, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 9, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Fix map marker
  • September 27, 2019: Updated by Douglas Butler: Added info
  • January 19, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • January 18, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • December 1, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • March 10, 2010: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: Added Street View
  • December 10, 2008: New photos from Matthew Ridpath

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath
  • Douglas Butler
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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