Structure 21450 · Madison County, AL

Bradford Drive over Mid City Exit

Carries Bradford Drive over Mid City Exit, Huntsville.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

300 ft end to end: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 bridge of this kind.

Built20206 years old
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic15,919counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
LocationHuntsville
CarriesBradford Drive
CrossesMid City Exit
Coordinates34.73039, -86.66936

Physical Characteristics

MaterialOther
DesignOther
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area804.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,919 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number021450

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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