Structure 2738 · Blount County, AL

Dumas Bridge Road over Blackburn Fork

Carries Dumas Bridge Road over Blackburn Fork, 6 Mi S Of Oneonta.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 4/9

95 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built194284 years old
Length95.1 ft29 m
Daily traffic106counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2015every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyBlount
Location6 Mi S Of Oneonta
CarriesDumas Bridge Road
CrossesBlackburn Fork
Coordinates33.86069, -86.44582

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length95.1 ft (29 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area107.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1942

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic106 (2015)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2015
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number002738

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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