Structure 21603 · Cleburne County, AL

_cleb Co RD 71 over Tallapoosa River

Carries _cleb Co RD 71 over Tallapoosa River, Co 71 Tallapoosa River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

180 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1940rebuilt 2021
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic192counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCleburne
LocationCo 71 Tallapoosa River
Carries_cleb Co RD 71
CrossesTallapoosa River
Coordinates33.60643, -85.46289

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area203.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic192 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021603

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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