Structure 14394 · Jefferson County, AL

I - 65 over 5th. AVE North

Carries I - 65 over 5th. AVE North, I65*5th 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 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

180 ft end to end, longest span 83 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 1988
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic133,050counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
LocationI65*5th AVE North
CarriesI - 65
Crosses5th. AVE North
Coordinates33.51170, -86.82130

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Deck Width132.9 ft (40.5 m)
Deck Area2223.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic133,050 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number014394

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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