Structure 1301 · Pickens County, AL

County RT #96 over Southrail Railroad

Carries County RT #96 over Southrail Railroad, 0.4 Miles South Of US 82.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 2/9 · sets the rating

113 ft end to end, longest span 23 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic25counted 1998
Last inspectedMarch 2014every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Location0.4 Miles South Of US 82
CarriesCounty RT #96
CrossesSouthrail Railroad
Coordinates33.26833, -87.91667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area168.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (1998)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2014
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerRailroad
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number001301

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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