Structure 12064 · Cleburne County, AL

SR 281 over Sr1/us431

Carries SR 281 over Sr1/us431, 10.1 Mi N Clay Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT281 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

281 ft end to end: 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.

Built197848 years old
Length280.8 ft85.6 m
Daily traffic95counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCleburne
Location10.1 Mi N Clay Co Line
CarriesSR 281
CrossesSr1/us431
Coordinates33.58763, -85.68334

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length280.8 ft (85.6 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area933.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic95 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number012064

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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