Structure 18064 · Tuscaloosa County, AL

US 82 over Sipsey River

Carries US 82 over Sipsey River, 4.9 Mi. E Tusc Co. Line.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

300 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: 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.

Built200422 years old
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic12,687counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Location4.9 Mi. E Tusc Co. Line
CarriesUS 82
CrossesSipsey River
Coordinates33.27335, -87.75489

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1188.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,687 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018064

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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