A.E. BELL BRIDGE over ST.MARYS RIVER

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Name:	A.E. BELL BRIDGE over ST.MARYS RIVER
Structure number:	000000004950610
Location:	1 MI E OF ST GEORGE
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Major Collector (Rural) [07]
Length of largest span:	89.9 ft. [27.4 m]
Total length:	1191.0 ft. [363.0 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	40.0 ft. [12.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	43.3 ft. [13.2 m]
Skew angle:	15°
Owner:	State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:	2001
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Number of main spans:	22
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete [5]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

Latest Available Inspection: July 2015 

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	2,190 [as of 2012]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Deck geometry appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	60.4 tons [54.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	89.5
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$6,980,000

Previous Inspections 

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
July 2015	89.5	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	2190
July 2013	89.5	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	2190
July 2011	88.8	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	2100
July 2009	88.0	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	2270
May 2007	88.0	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	2270
June 2005	88.3	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	2200
June 2003	87.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	2300
August 2001	90.8	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	1900