Structure 12320 · Mobile County, AL

West Lee ST over I65

Carries West Lee ST over I65, 2.1 Mi N US 45.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT266 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

266 ft end to end, longest span 73 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.

Built198046 years old
Length265.7 ft81 m
Daily traffic10,150counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Location2.1 Mi N US 45
CarriesWest Lee ST
CrossesI65
Coordinates30.76707, -88.09424

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length265.7 ft (81 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Area2146.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,150 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number012320

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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