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: 1981.2 m = 6500.3 ft
Main Spans: 2 at 53.3 m = 174.9 ft
Approach Spans: 143
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 6.1 m = 20.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 7.8 m = 25.6 ft for a 7.9 m = 25.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 4.52 m = 14.8 ft and Navigational Clearance: 17.9 m = 58.7 ft
Location
Unknown [00000]: Lawrence County [079], Alabama [01]
Owned by Tennessee Valley Authority [67], DOT District: 2
ON WHEELER DAM
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 40 metric ton = 44.0 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 23.9 metric ton = 26.3 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 desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: June 1999 [699] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Bridge Detour: 4.2 km = 2.6 mi
Traffic
ADT: 5358 (2019) and Trucks: 10%
Future ADT: 8000 (In 2039
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