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Old vs new bridges
tolbs17:
If this highway (I-95 in Roanoke Rapids) opened in the 60s, were these bridges built in the 60s? Look at the Roanoke river too.
Max Rockatansky:
Have you checked the substructure of the bridge on the street below for construction year stamps?
webny99:
My gut instinct was that they're definitely not built in the '60's; they look fairly new to me.
I looked it up, and sure enough: Both the Roanoke River and US 158 bridges were built in 1999/2000, per NC's bridge inventory (see page 133).
tolbs17:
--- Quote from: webny99 on March 16, 2021, 10:14:38 PM ---My gut instinct was that they're definitely not built in the '60's; they look fairly new to me.
I looked it up, and sure enough: Both the Roanoke River and US 158 bridges were built in 1999/2000, per NC's bridge inventory (see page 133).
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I see. It says 1999. They must have been replaced then cause the highway opened in the 60s.
Compare it to the Dunn bridges and those haven't been replaced since then?
Mapmikey:
--- Quote from: tolbs17 on March 16, 2021, 10:29:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: webny99 on March 16, 2021, 10:14:38 PM ---My gut instinct was that they're definitely not built in the '60's; they look fairly new to me.
I looked it up, and sure enough: Both the Roanoke River and US 158 bridges were built in 1999/2000, per NC's bridge inventory (see page 133).
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I see. It says 1999. They must have been replaced then cause the highway opened in the 60s.
Compare it to the Dunn bridges and those haven't been replaced since then?
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Yes, the Dunn bridges are original 1955 structures.
Here are some tips on figuring out this kind of question in NC...
- Original 1960s bridges on NC interstates have no shoulders at all and have the railing style like this (many covered by guard rail now) - https://goo.gl/maps/kKDP1BiQw6cBb5CVA
Could a 1960s bridge be rehabbed instead of rebuilt entirely? The modern railing gives a hint but not the whole story...
Compare the underneath of the US 158 interchange which has modern piers - https://goo.gl/maps/mJpo9VdwrV13gVUg9
Compare the underneath at Exit 97 which has original piers, plus new piers added to get shoulders onto it - https://goo.gl/maps/mSkGGd2BzzZzQ1Tv8
On the first bridge I link way above, the surface has been rehabbed but nothing else.
The US 158 interchange used to be really dangerous northbound because the on-ramp from US 158 ended entirely before the adjacent railroad bridge and there was next to no merge area. This has always been a very busy interchange.
For bridge dates in general:
If you want to know when a bridge was built (or rebuilt - sometimes they have original and rebuilt dates) go here - http://bridgereports.com/
If you want to know when a bridge rebuilt entirely since 2011 was built prior to replacement, go here - https://web.archive.org/web/20110501230146/http://www.uglybridges.com/
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