WALL TRIANA RD
Carrying WALL TRIANA RD over E CHANNEL BRADFORD CRK
1.5 MI S SR20, Madison, Alabama
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
WALL TRIANA RD in Madison, Alabama sits above 26% of rated Alabama bridges on inventory load rating (26 t), while its 1986 build year is earlier than 37% of Madison's recorded-year cohort (710 bridges).
WALL TRIANA RD in Madison, Alabama is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1986, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure AL:014021
LATE-CENTURY · PRESTRESS · LONG-SPAN-RUN · TIED-CTRL · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- PRESTRESS Prestressed concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: WALL TRIANA RD
The WALL TRIANA RD bridge in Madison, Alabama carries WALL TRIANA RD over E CHANNEL BRADFORD CRK. It was built in 1986, making it 40 years old today. The structure is built primarily of prestressed concrete and spans 5 sections, stretching 51.8 meters (170 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 22,000 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Alabama bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How WALL TRIANA RD compares
Age against the county: built in 1986, earlier than 261 of Madison's 710 bridges with a recorded construction year (37%), against a county median build year of 1970. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Alabama bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (16,191 of 16,205 rated).
WALL TRIANA RD vs every rated Alabama bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
26 Top 74% higher than 26% of 16,191 bridges
rated Alabama bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Madison inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 710 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1986
- Material
- Prestressed Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 51.8 m (170 ft)
- Deck Width
- 22.2 m (73 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 22,000 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 014021
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates good at 7/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether WALL TRIANA RD is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare WALL TRIANA RD against other structures in Madison and across Alabama. Alabama bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for WALL TRIANA RD?
WALL TRIANA RD in Madison, Alabama has a deck rating of 7/9, superstructure rating of 7/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is WALL TRIANA RD inspected?
WALL TRIANA RD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 22,000 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. WALL TRIANA RD is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for WALL TRIANA RD?
WALL TRIANA RD has an NBI inventory load rating of 25.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining WALL TRIANA RD?
WALL TRIANA RD is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is WALL TRIANA RD and does age affect safety?
WALL TRIANA RD was built in 1986, making it 40 years old.
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