Structure 80101000003019 · Winston County, AL

Capsey Creek-bridg over Capsey Creek

Carries Capsey Creek-bridg over Capsey Creek, Bankhead District.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

82 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length82.0 ft25 m
Daily traffic1001 lanes
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyWinston
LocationBankhead District
CarriesCapsey Creek-bridg
CrossesCapsey Creek
Coordinates34.26931, -87.21099

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length82.0 ft (25 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area107.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080101000003019

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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