Structure 942 · Tallapoosa County, AL

Washington Street over Norfolk Railroad

Carries Washington Street over Norfolk Railroad, 0.4 M E Of Co 280 280 By.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

122 ft end to end. 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 arch.

Built193195 years old
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic2,487counted 2025
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTallapoosa
Location0.4 M E Of Co 280 280 By
CarriesWashington Street
CrossesNorfolk Railroad
Coordinates32.96630, -86.00392

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area271.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,487 (2025)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000942

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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