Structure 11443 · Jefferson County, AL

10 TH AVE over L*n Railroad

Carries 10 TH AVE over L*n Railroad, 10th AVE N * Vanderbilt.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT780 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

780 ft end to end: about 2.2 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length779.9 ft237.7 m
Daily traffic13,000counted 2016
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
Location10th AVE N * Vanderbilt
Carries10 TH AVE
CrossesL*n Railroad
Coordinates33.53419, -86.79170

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length779.9 ft (237.7 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Area4349.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number011443

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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