Structure 9371 · Winston County, AL

Al-257 over Sipsey River

Carries Al-257 over Sipsey River, Duncan Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,035 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,035 ft end to end, longest span 361 ft: about 2.9 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 through truss.

Built196759 years old
Length1035.1 ft315.5 m
Daily traffic4,476counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyWinston
LocationDuncan Bridge
CarriesAl-257
CrossesSipsey River
Coordinates34.00085, -87.22234

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length1035.1 ft (315.5 m)
Max Span360.9 ft (110 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area2997.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,476 (2020)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number009371

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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