Structure 12680 · Montgomery County, AL

Tabernacle Loop RD over Pinchony Creek

Carries Tabernacle Loop RD over Pinchony Creek, .6 Mi W Of US 31.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT466 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

466 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 6 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built199234 years old
Length465.9 ft142 m
Daily traffic125counted 1988
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMontgomery
Location.6 Mi W Of US 31
CarriesTabernacle Loop RD
CrossesPinchony Creek
Coordinates32.15302, -86.38259

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length465.9 ft (142 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area1334.8 sq m
Main Spans19
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic125 (1988)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number012680

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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