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GRANTSMILL ROAD over LAKE PURDY

Map 

Coordinates:
+33.47531, -86.62669
33°28'31" N, 86°37'36" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:GRANTSMILL ROAD over LAKE PURDY
Structure number:007524
Location:GRANTSMILL RD. & AL 119
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:50.9 ft. [15.5 m]
Total length:171.9 ft. [52.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:17.7 ft. [5.4 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:18.7 ft. [5.7 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1935
Year reconstructed:1962
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Truss - Thru [10]
Deck type:Open Grating [3]
Wearing surface:Other [9]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Bridge closed to all traffic [K]
Average daily traffic:4,000 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 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:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:6.0
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$1,209,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:600 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Serious [3 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 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:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:3.0 tons [2.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:3.0 tons [2.7 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:18.2
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$311,000