Structure 4358 · Limestone County, AL

Capshaw Road over Limestone Creek

Carries Capshaw Road over Limestone Creek, Sec13 T3s R3w.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT252 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

252 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length252.0 ft76.8 m
Daily traffic5,154counted 2010
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyLimestone
LocationSec13 T3s R3w
CarriesCapshaw Road
CrossesLimestone Creek
Coordinates34.77323, -86.79979

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length252.0 ft (76.8 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area553.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,154 (2010)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number004358

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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