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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MEMORANDUM TO: File
October 6, 2004
FROM: Robin Y. Hancock, PE
Project Planning Engineer
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
SUBJECT:. B-4631, Replacement of Bridge No. 526 on SR 1347 (Parris Road)
over A Creek in Rutherford County, WBS 33805.1.1, State Project
8.2891801, FA Project BRZ-1347 (3)
A scoping meeting for the Subject Bridge was held at Century Center's Roadway Design
Conference Room on June 17, 2004.
The following people were in attendance:
Bill Goodwin
Robin Hancock
Tim Gardner
Jennifer Roy
Chris Rivenbark
Sterling Ragland
PDEA
PDEA
PDEA - OHE -PICS
PDEA - OHE -PICS
PDEA -ONE
Roadway Design
Andrew Nottingham
W.M. Petit
John Pilipchuk
Betsy Cox
L.P. Hodges
Karen Reynolds
Hydraulics
Program Development
Geotechnical
Structure Design
Right of Way
Congestion Management
GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION
Current Schedule Shell Mapping 02-17-04
Document 09-30-OS
Right of Way: 06-16-06
Construction: 06-19-07
Bridge No. 526 was built in 1970. It is 76 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 9 feet over the bed of the
creek. The structure is posted 17 tons for SV and 23 tons for TTST's. The sufficiency rating is
55.6 out of 100 and the bridge is considered to be functionally obsolete. This bridge was added
to the TIP November 23, 1999 with a sufficiency rating of 40. It was considered to be both
structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. Since that time, the superstructure has been
reinforced by replacing the deck which has resulted in the increased sufficiency rating.
Demolition The entire bridge is constructed of timber with steel I-beams. Therefore, Bridge
No. 526 will be removed without dropping any components into Waters of the United States.
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
1 SOUTH W ILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC

Traffic Information SR 1347 (Parris Road) is a Rural Local Route with no posted speed limit.
(However the Traffic Safety Analysis stated 55 mph.) Current ADT: 300 VPD, Projected 2030
ADT: 500 VPD, 2% Duals, 1% TTST.
Crashes No crashes were recorded in a recent three-year period.
Possible Offsite Detour 1 would utilize SR 1001 and SR 1331. There would be less than 2
minutes of additional travel for approximately 1.6 miles.
Possible Offsite Detour 2 would utilize SR 1331, SR 1358, SR 1352, and SR 1001. There
would be 8.25 minutes of additional travel for approximately 5.5 miles. Along this detour,
there is a narrow bridge posted 13 tons for SV and 17 tons for TTST's (B-4260 scheduled for
CFY 2005).
SLOPING COMMENTS
Rutherford County Schools - 6 crossing per day. Can handle road closure.
Division 13 Construction -recommends replace in place with offsite detour. Overhead power
line just North (upstream) of the bridge and overhead phone line South (downstream) of the
bridge.
This is a trout stream, so a moratorium will probably be required. Little potential for mussels.
Hydraulics Unit -recommends replacing the bridge with a triple barrel 12' x 9' Reinforced
Concrete Box Culvert (RCBC) downstream of the existing to improve horizontal alignment.
The elevation can be the same as existing. If utilize a bridge, it will probably have to be 70 feet
in length.
Location & Surveys -recommends replace in place with offsite detour. The road is on good
horizontal and vertical alignment. Utilities include aerial three-phase power along the north
side of SR 1347 and crosses to the south side just west of the bridge. There is underground
phone along the south side of the road which goes aerial to cross the stream.
Geotechnical Unit -fairly deep rock. Based on boring and the existing structure, pile
foundations for all bents are anticipated. There are three above ground storage tanks on the
south side of the bridge (one to the SE, two to the SW) that appear to be farm tanks used to mix
herbicides and/or pesticides. Recommend offsite detour. If onsite or new location to the south
is recommended, further assessment work would be needed.
Roadway Design -recommends offsite detour. There are 35mph curves at each end of the
project vicinity as well as at the bridge site. Would like to make minor improvements to the
horizontal alignment
Office of Human Environment (OHE) -possible Environmental Justice Impacts. The
community is concerned about offsite detour routes because there are a number of unpaved
roads surrounding the project. (The studied detour routes do NOT contain unpaved roads.)
Office of Natural Environment (ONE) - As of 2/25/03 (USFWS website), there are five
listed Federally protected species. The Indiana bat, Dwarf-flowered heartleaf, Small whorled
pogonia, White irisette, and Rock gnome lichen. If surveys have not been completed, they are
needed and some of these species have narrow window survey times. Chris Rivenbark will
check with WRC to see if this is a trout stream.
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NC Department of Cultural Resources (SHPO) - No historic architectural nor archaeological
surveys required.
ALTERNATES FOR EVALUATION
Cross Section of New Bridge According to March 2000 Bridge Policy
A rural local route with 500 vehicles per day and a statutory speed limit of 55 mph (not posted)
should have a minimum of 28 feet clear deck width including a 22-foot travel way and 3-foot
offsets.
Alternates
1. replace in place with offsite detour and minor improvements to the alignment.
This project will likely be a Purchase Order Contract (POC).
NEXT STEPS
Preliminary Design & Cost Estimate: Roger Thomas/Sterling Ragland of Roadway Design
will provide preliminary plans and cost estimates by October 29, 2004.
Right of Way Cost Estimate: PDEA will pursue a R/W estimate after receiving the
preliminary plans and cost estimates from Roadway Design. The estimated request date will be
November 2004.
EMS: Contact to confirm road closure can be handled.
T&E Species: Depending on the NRTR, surveys may be required for species and some of
them have narrow window survey times.
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