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Note: reporting requirements rescinded by Guidance on Applying Risk Based, Data Driven Decision-Making Process to the FHWA Scour Program on 04/09/2012

MEMORANDUM
Subject: National Bridge Inspection Standards - Scour Evaluations and Plans of Action for Scour Critical Bridges (Reply Due: February 29, 2008) Date: January 4, 2008
From: /s/ Original signed by:
King W. Gee
Associate Administrator for Infrastructure
Reply to Attn. of: HIBT-20
To: Associate Administrator for RD&T
Directors of Field Services
Resource Center Director
Division Administrators

The purpose of this memorandum is to request your assistance towards ensuring that State and local agencies (referenced herein as bridge owners) complete the scour evaluation of their bridges over waterways (riverine and tidal). Also, we request your assistance towards ensuring that bridge owners develop and implement a Plan of Action (POA) for each bridge identified as scour critical to meet the requirement set forth in the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) regulation, 23 CFR 650.313(e)(3).

Status of Bridge Scour Evaluations and POAs for Scour Critical Bridges:

Bridge owners have been working for several years towards the evaluation of their bridges over waterways to determine foundation vulnerability against stream instability and scour. To date, about 93 percent of these bridges have been evaluated. We must, however, make sure that all bridges over waterways are evaluated for their vulnerability to stream instability and scour. As of August 2007, bridge owners reported on their National Bridge Inventory (NBI) data submission a total of 34,900 bridges over waterways that still remain to be evaluated as for their scour vulnerability. These are bridges that have been coded 6, T, or Null for Item 113 of the NBI. The FHWA established a target date of January 1997 for completing all scour evaluations by memorandum dated July 15, 1991; however, as the NBI data shows, we still have work to do to complete this important component of the NBIS. Table 1 presents the number of bridges over waterways on the National Highway System (NHS) and the non-NHS that still need a scour evaluation. Another 67,039 bridges over waterways identified by bridge owners as having unknown foundations remain to be evaluated for their scour vulnerability as of August 2007. We will address the subject of unknown foundations, including a process developed by the FHWA's Office of Bridge Technology to identify bridge foundations characteristics under a separate memorandum.

Table 1 - Number of Bridges over Waterways Needing a Scour Evaluation
Item 113 CodeNHSNon-NHSTotal
63,31130,58933,900*
T3396611,000
Total3,650**31,250***34,900

* Includes 6,606 bridges not coded for Item 113.
** Includes 3,480 State-owned bridges; 162 local-owned bridges; and 8 other-owner bridges.
*** Includes 10,614 State-owned bridges; 20,546 local-owned bridges; and 90 other-owner bridges.

With regards to POA for scour critical bridges, the NBIS regulation, 23 CFR 650.313(e)(3), enacted January 13, 2005, requires that bridge owners prepare a POA to monitor both known and potential deficiencies and to address critical findings for bridges identified to be scour critical. The FHWA's Office of Bridge Technology issued a memorandum dated March 29, 2005, which advised FHWA's field offices of the January 13, 2006, target date for implementing the requirements of the NBIS regulation. In a follow-up memorandum dated March 23, 2006, the Office of Bridge Technology requested the FHWA's field offices to report by May 5, 2006, on their corresponding bridge owners' implementation plan, which should have included a schedule for developing a POA. To date, we have received only a few responses.

Table 2 shows that bridge owners reported 2,671 bridges over waterways as scour critical based on the observed scour condition at one or more of the bridge foundations (code 0, 1, or 2 for Item 113). Also, Table 2 shows that bridge owners reported 18,233 bridges over waterways as scour critical based on the assessed or calculated scour depths that, if developed, would make one or more of the bridge foundations unstable (code 3 for Item 113). A State-by-State breakdown for NBI Item 113 by NHS and non-NHS is presented in Attachment A. Please note that Attachment A includes tables titled "NHS Other-Owner Bridges" and "Non-NHS Other-Owner Bridges." The data shown on the latter tables represent owner codes identified as private, railroad, unknown and records with the owner code missing.

Table 2 - Number of Scour Critical Bridges
Scour ConditionItem 113 CodeNHSNon-NHSTotal
Observed02111113
1-21192,4392,558
Total Observed 1212,5502,671
Total Assessed or Calculated32,88915,34418,233
Total Scour Critical Bridges3,010*17,894**20,904

* Includes 2,972 State-owned bridges; and 38 local-owned bridges.
** Includes 7,769 State-owned bridges; 10,117 local-owned bridges; and 8 other-owner bridges.

The FHWA's role and responsibility is to ensure that bridge owners complete the scour evaluation of all their remaining bridges over waterways, and that they develop, implement and maintain a POA for each of their bridges over waterways identified as scour critical to comply with the NBIS regulation.

Actions Requested:

After consulting with the FHWA Office of Chief Counsel and conducting a thorough review of the NBI database, there are several bridges that appear to not be in compliance with the NBIS regulation regarding scour. Since State departments of transportation (DOT) are responsible for overall NBIS compliance, we solicit your assistance to obtain the following information:

  1. Verify with your corresponding bridge owner manager official that they still have bridges that are vulnerable to scour.

    If bridge owners confirm that they still have bridges that are vulnerable to scour (code 6, T, or Null), we request that you notify them that their jurisdiction is not in compliance with 23 CFR 650.313(e). Noncompliance could lead to suspension of Federal-aid highway funds. Bridge owners that confirm having bridges that are vulnerable to scour must provide the following schedule to avoid possible suspension of Federal-aid highway funds:

    • Schedule for completing the evaluation of all remaining scour vulnerable bridges within your State, local and other-owner jurisdiction. We recommend a target date of November 2008 for completing the scour evaluation of these bridges.
  2. Verify with your corresponding bridge owner manager official the number of scour critical bridges (code 0, 1, 2, or 3 for Item 113) reported in the NBI database.

    If bridge owners confirm that they have scour critical bridges, we will appreciate it if your corresponding staff can make sure that bridge owners have developed and implemented POAs for each of their scour critical bridges. If bridge owners have not developed and implemented a POA for each of their scour critical bridges, we request that you notify them that their jurisdiction is not in compliance with 23 CFR 650.313(e)(3). As we have already stated, noncompliance could lead to the suspension of Federal-aid highway funds. These bridge owners must provide the following schedules to avoid possible suspension of Federal-aid funds:

    • Schedule for completing the development of all POAs for bridges identified as scour critical. We recommend a target date of November 2008 for bridges under State jurisdiction, and November 2009 for bridges under local and other-owner jurisdictions.
    • Schedule for completing the implementation of all POAs for bridges identified as scour critical. We recommend a target date of April 2009 for bridges under State jurisdiction, and April 2010 for bridges under local and other-owner jurisdictions.

    In addition, we request that bridge owners submit a status report to the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology every April and November on their progress made towards developing and implementing POAs. The status report should also include the following information:

    • Percent of scour critical bridges with POAs developed by State, local, and other-owner jurisdiction, and
    • Percent of scour critical bridges with POAs implemented by State, local and other-owner jurisdiction.

    Bridge owners must continue to submit their status report until all bridges identified as scour critical in their corresponding jurisdiction have POAs developed and implemented.

We ask for your assistance in obtaining the information requested on these action items from all bridge owners through your corresponding State DOT manager official since the ultimate responsibility for complying with the NBIS requirement is at the State level. When a bridge owner code is missing or coded unknown, we ask that you work with the State DOT manager official to assign a proper owner code to the bridge record.

Please report the information requested herein regarding any actions taken by your division office to verify that bridges owners have reviewed their NBI data as for the number of bridges needing a scour evaluation (code 6, T, or Null for Item 113), and for the number of scour critical bridges within their jurisdiction (code 0, 1, 2, or 3 for Item 113). Also, please provide the schedules for completing scour evaluations, and for developing and implementing POAs for scour critical bridges. We request that you submit this information to the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology by February 29, 2008.

We are providing additional guidance to assist you in compiling the information requested herein in the document titled "Guidance for Reporting Schedule for Completing Bridge Scour Evaluations and Plans of Action for Scour Critical Bridges" (see Attachment B).

Also, we request that you report progress on these actions using a Web-based template, which can be accessed online at: http://staffnet.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/attachmentc/. Once all fields are completed on this Web-based template, a summary table similar to that presented in Attachment C will be automatically generated on the Web.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Jorge E. Pagán-Ortiz, Principal Bridge Engineer - Hydraulics at (202) 366-4604, (jorge.pagan@dot.gov).

3 Attachments

Attachment A - Item 113 Code For NHS State-Owned Bridges
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N U T NULL
AL 0 0 0 64 49 135 8 3 1,606 0 816 67 0 0
AK 0 0 0 26 0 20 7 24 175 4 58 33 16 0
AZ 0 0 0 97 0 15 0 131 1,662 0 684 0 0 2
AR 0 0 0 14 0 693 0 22 776 3 414 7 0 0
CA 0 0 2 49 16 864 30 130 1,658 26 4,529 30 67 4
CO 0 0 0 78 9 319 0 12 830 18 770 10 0 0
CT 0 0 0 30 2 45 10 1 338 2 1,134 0 0 0
DE 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 8 85 0 122 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 3 4 79 3 0 0
FL 0 0 2 39 3 610 23 61 1,034 3 2,160 122 17 0
GA 0 0 0 32 0 409 1 0 733 0 900 429 6 3
HI 0 0 2 21 0 1 105 3 154 5 91 0 1 0
ID 0 0 2 88 1 31 5 2 303 15 282 2 0 0
IL 0 0 2 106 9 493 13 67 1,148 27 1,544 0 0 0
IN 0 0 47 13 13 131 0 95 955 4 1,181 0 0 0
IA 0 0 0 0 0 394 4 52 667 0 712 0 0 0
KS 0 0 0 81 0 435 177 2 683 17 986 1 0 0
KY 0 0 6 0 2 22 393 58 272 2 751 0 0 284
LA 0 0 3 155 0 0 86 61 693 1 933 18 0 704
ME 0 0 0 15 2 3 0 4 198 0 202 12 12 0
MD 0 0 0 24 0 17 0 6 471 0 842 8 2 0
MA 0 0 2 141 2 47 20 8 231 1 1,502 27 2 0
MI 1 0 2 215 2 69 72 48 428 3 1,571 53 0 0
MN 0 0 0 27 7 142 3 11 480 0 971 0 0 0
MS 0 0 1 39 38 118 380 0 874 8 691 15 2 0
MO 0 0 0 50 0 43 4 0 1,539 2 1,130 0 0 0
MT 0 0 0 10 212 145 104 15 195 0 578 3 0 0
NE 0 0 3 6 26 40 23 16 817 1 306 1 0 0
NV 0 0 0 41 0 13 5 5 204 3 426 1 0 0
NH 0 0 0 14 1 1 23 1 224 0 385 0 3 0
NJ 0 0 0 106 21 92 44 130 395 3 1,644 8 5 0
NM 0 0 0 19 0 251 4 2 949 0 486 13 0 0
NY 0 0 1 12 74 69 19 20 1,062 6 2,074 1 25 0
NC 0 0 0 19 1 28 5 4 1,254 1 1,257 38 27 0
ND 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 352 0 161 0 0 0
OH 0 0 0 1 18 419 36 54 918 25 2,211 6 0 0
OK 0 0 6 14 145 64 21 47 1,407 0 1,018 10 0 0
OR 0 0 2 333 8 161 1 15 283 7 567 75 46 0
PA 0 1 10 258 177 185 276 108 593 35 2,142 11 0 0
RI 0 0 0 7 0 9 2 0 28 11 215 0 0 0
SC 0 0 0 120 2 260 0 3 255 108 524 82 21 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 491 0 307 0 0 0
TN 0 0 0 121 8 77 58 1 1,396 2 1,375 14 0 0
TX 0 0 3 158 23 478 126 153 7,843 43 5,269 30 16 20
UT 0 0 1 29 11 59 4 8 279 3 707 2 0 0
VT 0 0 0 7 0 0 17 2 153 0 271 1 0 0
VA 0 0 0 3 31 169 0 154 1,073 14 1,563 0 0 0
WA 0 0 18 145 10 227 0 42 396 20 1,213 0 25 8
WV 0 0 0 7 2 28 7 2 597 14 477 0 0 0
WI 0 0 0 6 37 293 4 36 708 3 1,559 18 0 0
WY 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 532 0 727 0 0 0
PR 1 0 1 8 2 8 3 82 128 3 338 3 2 0
TOT 2 1 116 2,853 965 8,146 2,160 1,723 40,528 447 52,855 1,154 295 1,025
Attachment A - Item 113 Code for Non-NHS State-Owned Bridges
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N U T NULL
AL 0 0 0 55 54 115 6 11 2,011 0 564 159 1 0
AK 0 0 0 137 0 23 9 20 199 3 25 65 26 0
AZ 0 0 0 134 0 16 0 102 1,373 0 406 0 0 0
AR 0 0 0 37 7 1,426 7 44 2,337 1 437 909 0 0
CA 0 0 5 49 14 479 55 47 979 21 2,920 122 38 9
CO 0 0 0 104 8 277 2 5 678 2 300 24 0 0
CT 0 0 1 116 10 123 13 22 445 1 503 0 0 0
DE 0 0 0 68 3 29 1 56 342 0 100 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 0 3 2 64 3 0 0
FL 0 0 1 56 1 423 10 19 953 8 806 280 11 0
GA 0 0 0 35 0 224 10 0 1,645 0 1,015 1,087 17 1
HI 0 0 0 16 0 1 70 9 136 2 86 0 0 2
ID 0 0 3 45 1 23 4 3 290 10 176 9 0 0
IL 0 0 0 160 37 751 61 101 1,978 30 1,517 1 0 0
IN 0 0 132 13 24 280 0 76 1,831 2 775 9 0 0
IA 0 0 0 0 0 609 5 123 834 0 645 0 0 0
KS 0 1 0 179 9 618 141 8 1,233 17 695 26 0 0
KY 2 0 25 21 87 215 2,316 232 1,871 11 628 1 0 1,643
LA 0 0 5 450 0 1 79 48 1,362 4 277 1,465 0 1,508
ME 0 0 1 179 24 21 6 24 1,078 0 245 41 56 0
MD 0 0 0 142 0 22 6 18 739 0 492 35 0 0
MA 3 0 14 189 2 22 34 15 159 3 976 51 2 0
MI 0 0 0 164 6 45 50 44 274 1 1,304 60 0 0
MN 0 0 0 37 30 201 19 18 873 4 796 6 0 0
MS 1 0 1 156 142 271 938 22 1,349 0 487 102 0 0
MO 0 0 0 247 3 132 7 1 5,854 7 1,180 2 0 0
MT 0 0 0 12 404 103 198 12 226 1 201 7 0 1
NE 0 0 3 14 54 98 109 7 1,695 4 267 28 0 0
NV 0 0 2 39 3 14 9 0 138 0 105 3 0 0
NH 1 0 0 24 0 4 18 7 552 1 176 9 3 0
NJ 0 0 0 60 16 20 22 19 178 0 937 4 2 0
NM 0 0 3 49 0 250 17 1 655 3 149 101 0 0
NY 0 0 1 72 152 123 20 33 2,509 3 2,083 0 18 3
NC 0 0 1 71 9 272 126 35 6,978 2 1,642 4,943 52 0
ND 0 0 0 7 1 17 2 2 381 0 190 5 0 0
OH 0 1 0 12 71 1,097 115 151 2,369 97 1,788 6 0 0
OK 0 0 20 39 321 227 69 179 3,047 3 931 6 0 0
OR 0 0 3 254 7 192 1 8 198 8 375 121 18 0
PA 0 1 186 2,428 1,161 1,253 1,431 738 2,575 27 2,273 30 0 0
RI 0 0 0 72 1 3 4 3 39 39 161 6 0 0
SC 0 0 2 265 2 2,185 13 0 809 245 716 2,615 119 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 1 813 1 175 0 0 0
TN 0 0 3 315 23 250 79 8 3,324 8 943 114 0 0
TX 0 0 34 326 76 984 167 237 14,168 23 2,316 253 37 9
UT 0 0 2 42 20 54 1 16 258 5 206 6 0 0
VT 0 0 4 21 0 7 131 12 317 1 111 22 0 0
VA 1 0 8 20 400 1,249 1 1,411 4,670 11 951 0 0 0
WA 0 0 21 129 8 201 1 25 257 24 348 1 6 4
WV 0 0 1 134 75 86 540 80 4,546 8 218 0 0 0
WI 0 0 0 28 39 324 11 27 942 2 814 34 0 0
WY 0 0 0 3 1 2 10 1 550 2 97 8 0 0
PR 1 1 17 32 57 95 13 181 564 8 148 89 29 0
TOT 9 4 499 7,257 3,363 15,460 6,999 4,262 83,584 655 35,740 12,868 435 3,180
Attachment A - Item 113 Code for NHS Local-Owned Bridges
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N U T NULL
AL 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 10 0 1 4 0 0
AK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AZ 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 9 0 5 0 0 0
AR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 0
CO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 56 0 20 0 0 0
CT 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 9 12 0 0
GA 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 0
HI 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 15 1 1 2 2 0
ID 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
IL 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 75 0 122 0 0 0
IN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
IA 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 9 0 4 0 0 0
KS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 4
ME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MD 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 5 0 47 2 0 0
MA 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 13 6 0 0
MI 0 0 0 3 0 14 7 1 33 0 16 2 0 0
MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 0 0
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 11 0 0 0
NV 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 47 0 34 0 0 0
NH 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 23 0 2 1 0 0
NJ 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 19 0 14 0 0 0
NM 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 37 0 12 4 0 0
NY 0 0 0 8 0 1 2 0 26 0 143 2 34 0
NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OH 0 0 1 0 5 38 15 11 121 4 259 4 0 0
OK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
OR 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 9 2 0 0
PA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
RI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TN 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 12 0 0 0
TX 0 0 0 2 3 18 12 59 545 1 231 258 1 0
UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VT 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 2 0 0
VA 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 10 120 0 126 0 0 0
WA 0 0 1 4 2 36 5 9 65 11 67 12 5 0
WV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WI 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 1 33 0 2 2 0 0
WY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOT 0 0 2 36 22 175 116 104 1,341 18 1,198 324 42 4
Attachment A - Item 113 Code for Non-NHS Local-Owned Bridges
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N U T NULL
AL 1 0 4 101 164 151 1,363 15 4,588 0 181 3,419 0 0
AK 0 0 1 19 0 13 7 0 27 0 11 45 5 0
AZ 1 0 0 150 6 49 362 19 1,503 9 85 87 0 1
AR 0 0 1 11 5 476 83 7 1,148 1 26 3,478 0 0
CA 1 1 169 209 6 2,177 67 78 6,168 20 787 1,694 41 91
CO 1 0 8 104 191 997 13 101 2,950 23 127 1 0 0
CT 0 0 3 238 15 212 48 10 674 0 25 0 1 0
DE 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
FL 0 0 6 136 13 576 73 32 1,840 6 150 2,018 16 0
GA 4 2 0 5 0 91 12 0 3,526 0 287 3,804 19 1
HI 0 0 1 8 1 6 77 6 217 8 6 5 3 1
ID 0 0 19 74 31 38 64 14 1,551 9 22 480 0 1
IL 0 0 13 203 61 5,345 314 301 10,962 9 355 0 0 0
IN 0 2 376 503 775 5,299 1 518 3,802 11 189 1,350 0 0
IA 11 1 90 290 203 730 397 1,299 14,252 34 143 3,073 0 0
KS 19 3 16 43 966 7,261 861 209 10,131 364 110 13 0 0
KY 1 1 33 6 127 145 1,073 156 1,660 1 78 3 0 1,396
LA 0 0 1 104 0 0 28 0 648 4 64 3,444 0 876
ME 0 0 3 23 1 2 14 3 106 0 3 50 4 0
MD 0 1 5 335 2 83 86 70 1,046 0 188 311 7 0
MA 14 1 37 450 34 42 50 56 511 8 34 271 0 0
MI 9 0 32 144 92 1,135 2,364 102 1,766 11 131 549 10 0
MN 0 0 80 289 108 391 160 20 7,807 11 228 183 0 0
MS 0 0 4 159 20 32 2,421 4 1,874 0 77 6,291 5 0
MO 3 0 2 38 425 3,669 26 397 8,892 19 304 0 0 0
MT 0 0 0 1 74 9 40 1 96 1 16 1,667 0 2
NE 10 2 115 392 294 1,418 167 14 6,125 8 76 3,215 0 0
NV 0 0 2 13 0 14 35 0 375 0 83 35 0 0
NH 0 0 4 9 0 0 31 3 726 0 19 35 0 1
NJ 0 0 4 279 78 194 59 201 1,556 2 90 73 2 0
NM 2 0 1 5 2 22 73 1 220 0 12 296 0 0
NY 1 0 47 572 569 460 50 21 5,907 1 883 34 58 0
NC 0 0 0 0 1 1 30 3 356 2 104 246 0 0
ND 0 0 0 74 13 306 5 288 630 0 13 1,936 0 0
OH 0 2 2 86 507 3,931 3,823 712 7,077 862 729 321 0 0
OK 4 2 79 90 1,097 884 626 610 12,388 4 62 11 1 0
OR 1 1 322 407 33 207 2 79 1,125 7 148 1,635 5 0
PA 4 3 246 1,280 518 532 1,706 332 935 47 387 5 0 0
RI 0 0 0 43 1 4 9 0 32 28 26 1 0 0
SC 0 0 0 0 0 47 2 0 20 0 37 709 3 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 572 1 3,407 0 22 0 0 0
TN 2 0 70 412 34 714 73 26 8,788 4 260 973 0 0
TX 7 3 6 10 23 92 186 295 6,632 27 371 8,468 8 2
UT 1 0 6 81 90 258 86 13 414 9 31 8 0 1
VT 3 2 55 197 3 14 235 60 793 0 15 216 0 1
VA 0 0 2 0 33 131 0 55 565 0 195 0 0 0
WA 0 1 29 420 87 688 41 217 1,623 122 183 203 38 6
WV 0 0 0 3 0 1 36 0 58 0 17 0 0 0
WI 0 0 2 51 152 498 66 364 5,765 11 274 1,546 0 0
WY 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 401 0 24 393 0 0
PR 2 2 9 13 14 25 5 77 139 2 15 22 0 0
TOT 102 30 1,905 8,080 6,869 39,371 17,940 6,794 153,805 1,685 7,707 52,618 226 2,380
Attachment A - Item 113 Code for NHS Other-Owner Bridges
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N U T NULL
AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 50 0 0 0
CT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IL 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
IA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 2 0
NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
OK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 0 0 0
RI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0
WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
WV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOT 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 1 51 0 102 2 2 0
Attachment A - Item 113 Code for Non-NHS Other-Owner Bridges
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 N U T NULL
AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 25 0 0 0
AK 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
AR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
CA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 10
CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
CT 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 133 0 0 0
DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 0 0
GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0
HI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
ID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
IL 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 0 13 0 85 0 0 0
IN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1 0 0
IA 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 43 0 80 17 0 0
KS 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0
KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 20 0 0 3
LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
ME 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 1 0 0
MD 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 48 4 0 0
MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 5 0 0
MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 13 0 0 0
MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NE 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 28 0 14 0 0 0
NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 0
NH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
NJ 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 118 0 0 0
NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
NY 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 14 0 92 1 0 0
NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
ND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 56 0 0 0
OK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 4
PA 0 0 1 3 3 7 22 2 9 2 233 4 0 0
RI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
TX 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 7 14 0 0
UT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
VT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
VA 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 16 0 67 0 0 0
WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
WV 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 0
WY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOT 0 0 1 7 6 59 73 6 180 7 1,212 73 0 17

Attachment B

Guidance for Reporting Schedule for Completing Bridge Scour Evaluations and Plans of Action for Scour (POAs) Critical Bridges

  • Schedule for completing the evaluation of all remaining scour vulnerable bridges (code 6, T, or Null for Item 113 of the NBI) within your State, local, and other owner jurisdiction.
    1. This must be a firm target date for completing the scour evaluations.
      1. A target date of November 28, 2008, is recommended (e.g., The evaluation of all remaining scour vulnerable bridges within the State, local and other-owner jurisdiction will be completed by November 28, 2008).
      2. Please make sure that bridges with a missing code (null code) on Attachment A are assigned a proper code for Item 113 after a scour evaluation is completed.
    2. Each FHWA division office must review the proposed target date by State, local and other-owner jurisdiction and notify the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology of any action taken such as concurring or nonconcurring with the target date.
      1. Bridge owners must consult with their corresponding FHWA division office in the event that a previously concurred target date must be changed. The FHWA division office must review any information provided in support of the change and notify the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology of any further action(s) taken.
    3. Please continue to report on the progress made by bridge owners towards completing scour evaluations to the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology after your February 29, 2008, report. Bridge owners with less than 90 percent of their scour evaluations completed must report biannually in Calendar Year 2008 (April 30 and November 28), and owners with more than 90 percent of their scour evaluations completed must report by the November 28, 2008, target date.
  • Schedule for completing the development of all POAs for bridges identified as scour critical.
    1. This must be a firm target date for completing the development of all POAs.
      1. A target date of November 28, 2008, is recommended for bridges under your State jurisdiction, and November 27, 2009, for bridges under local and other-owner jurisdictions (e.g., POAs for State-owned bridges identified as scour critical will be developed by November 28, 2008; POAs for local-owned and other-owner bridges identified as scour critical will be developed by November 27, 2009).
    2. Each FHWA division office must review the proposed target date by their State, local and other-owner jurisdiction and notify the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology of any action taken such as concurring or nonconcurring with the target date.
      1. Bridge owners must consult with their corresponding FHWA division office in the event that a previously concurred target date must be changed. The FHWA division office must review any information provided in support of the change and notify the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology of any further action(s) taken.
    3. The development of a POA means that bridge owners have held meetings involving the appropriate personnel from internal units within their corresponding agency (design, construction, inspection and maintenance, districts and others as applicable) and with external entities (local authorities such as a commissioner, police department, fire department and others as needed) to identify and document:
      1. General information about the bridge, responsibility for POA, scour vulnerability, recommended countermeasure(s) or alternatives, NBI coding information, countermeasure selection(s) including priority ranking and cost, bridge closure plan, detour route and any other supportive information.
    4. Guidance for developing POAs for scour critical bridges is presented in the FHWA's POA training seminar, which was distributed on a CD-ROM to our field offices by memorandum dated May 22, 2007, (see copy of this memorandum at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/bridgehyd/20070522.cfm). Copies of this CD-ROM can be obtained from NHI at the following Web site: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/NHIStoreSearchResults.aspx?get=&COURSE_NO=135085&KEYWORD=&TITLE=.  In addition, the POA training seminar is available online at no cost at http://fhwa.acrobat.com/n135085seminar.
  • Schedule for completing the implementation of all POAs for bridges identified as scour critical.
    1. This must be a firm target date for completing the implementation of all POAs.
      1. A target date of April 29, 2009, is recommended for bridges under your State jurisdiction, and April 29, 2010, for bridges under local and other-owner jurisdictions (e.g., POAs developed for State-owned bridges identified as scour critical will be implemented by April 29, 2009; POAs developed for local-owned and other-owner bridges identified as scour critical will be implemented by April 29, 2010).
    2. Each FHWA division office must review the proposed target date by State, local and other-owner jurisdiction and notify the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology of any action taken such as concurring or nonconcurring with the date.
      1. Bridge owners must consult with their corresponding FHWA division office in the event that a previously concurred target date must be changed. The FHWA division office must review any information provided in support of the change and notify the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology of any further action(s) taken.
    3. The implementation of a POA means that bridge owners have completed disseminating POAs to the appropriate personnel within their internal offices/units and external entities and have met with these offices/units and with external entities to communicate:
      1. General information and instructions contained in each POA (e.g., individuals responsible for the POA implementation, detour routes, when to close/open a bridge, countermeasure selection, and design and installation schedules).
        1. Bridge owners should make sure that responsible parties identified in the POA understand their roles and responsibilities and that they are provided with periodic training on the implementation of selected components of a POA such as bridge closure/opening procedures.
      2. Frequency to conduct periodic reviews and updates of the information presented in a POA.
  • Percent of scour critical bridges with POAs developed by State, local and other-owner jurisdiction.
    1. Please report the percent of scour critical bridges that have been developed for Item 113 code 0-2, and for Item 113 code 3.
    2. Please continue to report progress after your February 29, 2008, report on a biannual basis (April and November) to the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology until POAs have been developed for each scour critical bridges.
    3. We encourage bridge owners to prioritize the development of POAs for bridges coded 1 or 2 for Item 113 that are critical to the transportation system of a locality or region such as Interstate bridges and other NHS bridges on arterial and primary routes.
  • Percent of scour critical bridges with POAs implemented by State, local and other-owner jurisdiction.
    1. Please report the percent of scour critical bridges that have been implemented for Item 113 code 0-2, and for Item 113 code 3.
    2. Please continue to report progress after your February 29, 2008, report on a biannual basis (April and November) until POAs have been implemented for each scour critical bridge.
    3. We encourage bridge owners to prioritize the implementation of POAs for bridges coded 1 or 2 for Item 113 that are critical for the transportation system of a locality or region such as Interstate bridges and other NHS bridges on arterial and primary routes.
Attachment C: Action Items for Scour Evaluations of Bridges over Waterways and POAs for Scour Critical Bridges
Agency System Schedule for Completing all Bridge Scour Evaluations Schedule for Completing the Development of All POAs Schedule for Completing the Implementation of All POAs Percent of Scour Critical Bridges with POAs Developed Percent of Scour Critical Bridges with POAs Implemented
Codes 0-2 Code 3 Codes 0-2 Code 3
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Reporting State: Name and Title of Individual Updating Action Items: Telephone Number: Report Date:
Updated: 06/27/2017
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