Structure 2199 · Tuscaloosa County, AL

Giles Road over L*n Spur Line(abandoned)

Carries Giles Road over L*n Spur Line(abandoned), 0.9 Mi NE Of Jct US No 11.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

61 ft end to end, longest span 33 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built194086 years old
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic20counted 1997
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Location0.9 Mi NE Of Jct US No 11
CarriesGiles Road
CrossesL*n Spur Line(abandoned)
Coordinates33.23765, -87.14670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area124.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (1997)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number002199

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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