Structure 21449 · Madison County, AL

Madison Pike over Sr255

Carries Madison Pike over Sr255, .3 Mi N Jct I565/sr255.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

260 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 4 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 bridge of this kind.

Built20224 years old
Length259.8 ft79.2 m
Daily traffic14,687counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Location.3 Mi N Jct I565/sr255
CarriesMadison Pike
CrossesSr255
Coordinates34.71327, -86.67109

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignOther
Total Length259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Area2320.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,687 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number021449

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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