Structure 7600 · Walker County, AL

Tutwiler RD over Lost Creek

Carries Tutwiler RD over Lost Creek, 3 Miles S HWY 269.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT450 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

450 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built196264 years old
Length450.1 ft137.2 m
Daily traffic800counted 2005
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyWalker
Location3 Miles S HWY 269
CarriesTutwiler RD
CrossesLost Creek
Coordinates33.63661, -87.25100

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length450.1 ft (137.2 m)
Max Span202.1 ft (61.6 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area1001.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic800 (2005)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number007600

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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