Structure 7691 · Tuscaloosa County, AL

Al 215 over Gm&o * Ns Rr Active

Carries Al 215 over Gm&o * Ns Rr Active, Staffard Elem. School.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT698 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

698 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 1.9 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length698.2 ft212.8 m
Daily traffic30,383counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
LocationStaffard Elem. School
CarriesAl 215
CrossesGm&o * Ns Rr Active
Coordinates33.19939, -87.55569

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length698.2 ft (212.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width62.3 ft (19 m)
Deck Area4043.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,383 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number007691

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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