_Glenn Ives Way
Carrying _Glenn Ives Way over _Tributary
_, Madison, Alabama
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
_Glenn Ives Way in Madison, Alabama sits above 45% of rated Alabama bridges on inventory load rating (33 t), while its 2004 build year is earlier than 13% of Madison's recorded-year cohort (710 bridges).
_Glenn Ives Way in Madison, Alabama is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2004, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair 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:021599
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 4 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
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: _Glenn Ives Way
The _Glenn Ives Way bridge in Madison, Alabama carries _Glenn Ives Way over _Tributary. It was built in 2004, making it 22 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 4 sections, stretching 13.1 meters (43 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 500 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Alabama bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How _Glenn Ives Way compares
Age against the county: built in 2004, earlier than 90 of Madison's 710 bridges with a recorded construction year (13%), 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).
_Glenn Ives Way vs every rated Alabama bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
33 Top 55% higher than 45% 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.
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
- 2004
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 4
- Structure Length
- 13.1 m (43 ft)
- Deck Width
- 21.5 m (71 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 500 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 021599
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 _Glenn Ives Way 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 _Glenn Ives Way 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 _Glenn Ives Way?
_Glenn Ives Way in Madison, Alabama on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is _Glenn Ives Way inspected?
_Glenn Ives Way'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 500 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. _Glenn Ives Way is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for _Glenn Ives Way?
_Glenn Ives Way has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining _Glenn Ives Way?
_Glenn Ives Way is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is _Glenn Ives Way and does age affect safety?
_Glenn Ives Way was built in 2004, making it 22 years old.
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