Structure 14396 · Jefferson County, AL

I - 65 over 15th AVE North

Carries I - 65 over 15th AVE North, I65 * 15th Ave. North.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

181 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 2003
Length180.8 ft55.1 m
Daily traffic104,190counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
LocationI65 * 15th Ave. North
CarriesI - 65
Crosses15th AVE North
Coordinates33.52861, -86.82651

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.8 ft (55.1 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width147.6 ft (45 m)
Deck Area2479.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic104,190 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge9
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number014396

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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