ALABAMA'S NEW BRIDGE LOAD TESTING SECTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE POSTING OF BRIDGES

The benefits of routinely load testing bridges to evaluate and rate them are noted. The Alabama Highway Department, due to the critical bridge situation in the state, entered into an experimental program to load test five posted bridges. On completion of the test, four of the bridges had their postings removed, and the fifth was deemed capable of carrying full legal loads following completion of the repair of an abutment. The success of the program led to the beginning of an in-house load test program, and posting has been removed from 11 additional bridges. The currently used methodology for load testing bridges in Alabama is summarized.

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  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Publication Date: 1992-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-21
• Serial:
  • AASHTO Quarterly Magazine
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  • ISSN: 0147-4820

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Evaluation; Load tests; Ratings
• Geographic Terms: Alabama
• Old TRIS Terms: Postings
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00624271
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 29 1993 12:00AM