Structure 11930 · Mobile County, AL

I-10 WB over M. Bay 90 98 I10wb Ramp

Carries I-10 WB over M. Bay 90 98 I10wb Ramp, East Tunnel Interchange.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
39,723 FT OVERALL1 MILE0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

39,723 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 110 football fields, or 7.5 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built197848 years old
Length39723.1 ft12107.6 m
Daily traffic32,387counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMobile
LocationEast Tunnel Interchange
CarriesI-10 WB
CrossesM. Bay 90 98 I10wb Ramp
Coordinates30.69200, -88.02892

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length39723.1 ft (12107.6 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area154977.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,387 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge24

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number011930

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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