Structure 2538 · Tuscaloosa County, AL

US 11 over Warrior River Relief

Carries US 11 over Warrior River Relief, 3.3 Mi N Warrior River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

94 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 slab bridge.

Built194185 years old
Length93.5 ft28.5 m
Daily traffic3,700counted 2016
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Location3.3 Mi N Warrior River
CarriesUS 11
CrossesWarrior River Relief
Coordinates33.15693, -87.63026

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length93.5 ft (28.5 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area253.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1941

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,700 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number002538

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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