Structure 21727 · Cullman County, AL

Industrial BLVD over Csx Railroad

Carries Industrial BLVD over Csx Railroad, 0.5 Miles East Of HWY 31.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT118 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

118 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length118.1 ft36 m
Daily traffic500counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCullman
Location0.5 Miles East Of HWY 31
CarriesIndustrial BLVD
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates34.04805, -86.74936

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length118.1 ft (36 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area442.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number021727

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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