US 71 SEC. 05-8.50 over JOHNS BRANCH

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US 71 SEC. 05-8.50 over JOHNS BRANCH
Structure number:	000000000001868
Location:	4.48 M S JCT SH 24
Purpose:	Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	41.0 ft. `[12.5 m]`
Total length:	43.0 ft. `[13.1 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	24.3 ft. `[7.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	25.6 ft. `[7.8 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1934
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Posted for load `[P]`
Average daily traffic:	4,600 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	15% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
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]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Sufficiency rating:	35.5
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. `[31]`
Estimated cost of work:	$436,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
June 2018	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	4600	35.5
June 2017	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	4600	35.5
June 2016	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	37.6
June 2015	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	37.6
June 2014	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	37.6
June 2013	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	37.6
August 2012	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	37.6
November 2011	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	37.6
November 2010	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	31.8
November 2009	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3600	31.8
November 2008	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	3900	31.2
November 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	Good	4200	31.2
November 2006	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4200	43.2
November 2005	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4000	43.7
December 2004	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4000	43.7
October 2003	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	3800	44.0
July 2002	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	3800	44.0
May 2001	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	5000	41.0
February 2000	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	5000	48.1
November 1998	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	4400	48.4
December 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	2395	49.6
January 1997	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	2395	49.6
October 1994	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	2395	47.4
July 1992	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	2395	49.5
May 1990	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	3284	49.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	205	203	0	2	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	1,100	1,083	17	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	106	106	0	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	5	0	4	1	0
Fixed Bearing	each	5	0	5	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	86	83	3	0	0