Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface:
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 279.5 m = 917.0 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 70.7 m = 232.0 ft
Approach Spans: 12
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 6 m = 19.7 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 7.1 m = 23.3 ft for a 7.3 m = 24.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.19 m = 13.7 ft and Navigational Clearance: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft
Location
Riverside [64920]: St. Clair County [115], Alabama [01]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 3
@ ST CLAIR/TALLADEGA CL
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 47.6 metric ton = 52.4 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 28.6 metric ton = 31.5 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: February 2021 [0221] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 6426 (2021) and Trucks: 3%
Future ADT: 11608 (In 2041
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