Structure 963 · Tuscaloosa County, AL

Ralph Loop Road over Reed Swamp Creek

Carries Ralph Loop Road over Reed Swamp Creek, 1.3 Mi NE Of Jct US No 11.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

80 ft end to end, longest span 27 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193294 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic500counted 2002
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Location1.3 Mi NE Of Jct US No 11
CarriesRalph Loop Road
CrossesReed Swamp Creek
Coordinates33.04329, -87.76102

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area170.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2002)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000963

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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