Structure 19895 · Tuscaloosa County, AL

Tuscaloosa Co 26 over Rum Creek

Carries Tuscaloosa Co 26 over Rum Creek, 0.5 Mi W SR 215.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

68 ft end to end, longest span 34 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built200719 years old
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic3,624counted 2001
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Location0.5 Mi W SR 215
CarriesTuscaloosa Co 26
CrossesRum Creek
Coordinates33.14668, -87.53292

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area285.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,624 (2001)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019895

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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