Structure 13557 · Colbert County, AL

Riverton Rose Tr over Buzzard Roost Creek

Carries Riverton Rose Tr over Buzzard Roost Creek, Buzzard Roost Rose Trail.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT266 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

266 ft end to end, longest span 38 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length266.1 ft81.1 m
Daily traffic360counted 1985
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyColbert
LocationBuzzard Roost Rose Trail
CarriesRiverton Rose Tr
CrossesBuzzard Roost Creek
Coordinates34.77336, -88.07862

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length266.1 ft (81.1 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area762.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic360 (1985)
Truck Traffic20%
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 Number013557

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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