Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Impacts on a Coastal Bridge: I-10 Bayway, Mobile Bay, Alabama

Federal Highway Administration2016PDFTech Reporthttps://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/78000/78400/78485/FHWA-HEP-17-014.pdfhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/ongoing_and_current_research/teacr/al_i-10/fhwahep17014.pdfFederal Highway Administration (U.S.)Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)United StatesAlabamaCase studiesCoastal engineeringBridgesStorm surgesMoisture damageWater tableFHWA-HEP-17-014This assessment investigates potential structural and hydraulic engineering adaptations to increase the resilience of a coastal bridge to extreme events in rising sea levels. The assessment focuses on the I-10 Bridge, which crosses northern Mobile Bay, Alabama (known locally as \u201cThe Bayway\u201d). The seven-mile long bridge crosses open bay waters, coastal marshes, and tidal rivers.100