Structure 17891 · Lee County, AL

Lee Road 379 over Osanippa Creek

Carries Lee Road 379 over Osanippa Creek, 1 Mi S Chambers Co Line.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT335 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

335 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 5 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.

Built200224 years old
Length334.6 ft102 m
Daily traffic3,962counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyLee
Location1 Mi S Chambers Co Line
CarriesLee Road 379
CrossesOsanippa Creek
Coordinates32.71560, -85.13140

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length334.6 ft (102 m)
Max Span83.7 ft (25.5 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1,122 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,962 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017891

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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