Structure 3604 · Lee County, AL

Lee Road 217 over Ropes Branch

Carries Lee Road 217 over Ropes Branch, 3.0 Mi N Macon Co.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

48 ft end to end, longest span 24 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195076 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic55counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyLee
Location3.0 Mi N Macon Co
CarriesLee Road 217
CrossesRopes Branch
Coordinates32.62521, -85.68859

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Area59.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic55 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number003604

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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