US 231 SBL over TALLAPOOSA RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	US 231 SBL over TALLAPOOSA RIVER
Structure number:	005162
Old structure number:	00000009510407A (from 1992 edition)
Location:	MONTGOMERY ELMORE CO LINE
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) [12]
Length of largest span:	180.1 ft. [54.9 m]
Total length:	1069.9 ft. [326.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	27.9 ft. [8.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	30.8 ft. [9.4 m]
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	1955
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 [4]
Number of main spans:	4
Main spans material:	Steel continuous [4]
Main spans design:	Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	17,420 [as of 2008]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	40.9 tons [37.2 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.5 tons [22.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	65.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$10,331,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	15,125 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	33.9 tons [30.8 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	25.0 tons [22.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	66.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:	$3,345,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	13,115 [as of 1990]
Truck traffic:	6% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	33.7 tons [30.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	65.3
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:	$4,044,000

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