OBRI_C5_RipReport.pdf

Road Inventory and Condition Assessment

Obed Wild and Scenic River

OBRI - 5640

Cycle 5 Report

Prepared By: Federal Highway Administration Road Inventory Program (RIP) Data Collected: 05/2012 Report Date: 09/2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

1. INTRODUCTION 1 - 1

2. PARK ROUTE INVENTORY

Route IDs, Subcomponents & Changes Report (As Applicable) 2 – 1

3. PARK SUMMARY INFORMATION 3 – 1

4. PARK ROUTE LOCATION MAPS

Route Location Key Map 4 – 1 Route Location Area Map 4 – 2

5. PAVED ROUTE CONDITION RATING SHEETS 5 – 1

6. MANUALLY RATED PAVED ROUTE CONDITION RATING SHEETS

MRR Pages 6 – 1

7. PARKING AREA CONDITION RATING SHEETS

Paved Parking Area Pages 7 – 1

8. PARKWIDE / ROUTE MAINTENANCE FEATURES SUMMARIES 8 – 1

9. ROUTE MAINTENANCE FEATURES ROAD LOGS 9 – 1

10. APPENDIX

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 10 – 1 GPS on Manually Rated Routes 10 – 2 Geodatabase Background and Metadata 10 – 3

Section 1 Introduction

1-1

INTRODUCTION

The Federal Highway Administration, (FHWA), in the mid 1970s, was charged with the task of identifying surface condition deficiencies and corrective priorities on National Park Service

(NPS) roads and parkways. Additionally, FHWA was tasked with establishing an integrated maintenance features inventory, locating features such as culverts, guardrails, and signs, among others, along NPS roads and parkways. As a result, in 1976 the NPS and FHWA entered into an

MOA (Memorandum Of Agreement) which established the RIP (Road Inventory Program). This

MOA was terminated and revised in 1980 to establish a new MOA aiming to update RIP data and develop a long-range program to improve and maintain NPS roads to designated condition standards and establish a maintenance management program.

The FHWA completed this initial phase of the RIP in the early 1980s. As a result of this effort, each NPS site included in the study received a RIP Report known as the “Brown Book” which included the information collected during this first RIP phase.

In the 1990s, the effort was again renewed to update and maintain the RIP data. By this time the computer age was upon us and a process was employed that relied heavily on electronic data collection and computer technology. A cyclical program was developed and the RIP completed two cycles of data collection from 1994 to 2001. Cycle 1, starting in 1994, was conducted in 44

“large parks” (parks containing 10 or more paved route miles). Cycle 2 began in 1997 and comprised 79 large parks and 5 small parks totaling 4,874 paved route miles. Each of these parks received a RIP Report known as the “Blue Book”. Cycle 3, from 2001 to 2004, was conducted in all parks, large and small, that contained any paved routes, including parking areas and, again, each park received a RIP Report and associated electronic files.

Cycle 4 was initiated in the spring of 2006 covering 86 large parks and several associated small parks consisting of 5,553 paved route miles and 6,232 paved parking areas. Data collection has been completed for Cycle 4 and all data has been delivered to the NPS.

In 2005, the FHWA began implementing the use of a Pavement Management System (PMS) to assist the NPS in prioritizing Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation activities. The PMS used by FHWA is the Highway Pavement Management Application (HPMA) and this software has the ability to store inventory and condition data from RIP and forecast future performance using prediction models. Outputs include performance and condition reports at the National, Regional, Park, or Route level. A regional prioritized list and optimization have been produced for most regions and the Federal Highway Deferred Maintenance is calculated via the HPMA.

In an effort to improve the accuracy of treatment recommendations and pavement condition descriptions, an extensive study was completed throughout 2010 that has resulted in changes to the RIP condition reporting method, specifically the distresses and indexes that comprise the

Pavement Condition Rating (PCR). It was determined that a better representation of PCR could

1-2 be achieved by modifying the relative impact certain distresses would have on the overall rating.

The changes that were implemented were endorsed by management at both the FHWA and NPS in October 2010. These changes will allow greater use of RIP and HPMA data for not simply condition data reporting, but also as a reliable tool for project identification and selection.

Because of these changes, the PCR Condition ratings reported in Cycle 5 do not directly relate to the condition ratings reported in previous cycle RIP Reports. For more detailed information about the changes, see Section 3 and Section 10 in this RIP Report.

Cycle 5 has launched in the summer of 2010 and will again comprise all parks, large and small, that are served by paved roads and/or parking areas. For Cycle 5, the decision was made to collect condition data in large parks on Functional Class 1, 2, and 7 paved routes only, as well as any new routes that were previously not collected. In small parks, all paved routes and parking areas will be collected. As a result, this will include 81 large parks with 4,459 paved route miles and 168 small parks with 529 paved route miles and associated paved parking areas.

Since 1984, the Road Inventory Program has been funded through the Federal Lands Highway

Park Roads and Parkways (PRP) Program. Currently, coordination of the RIP with FLH is under the NPS Washington Headquarters Park Facility Management Division. The FLH Washington office coordinates policy and prepares national reports and needs assessment studies for

Congress.

In 1998, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st Century (TEA-21) amended Title 23 U.S.C., and inserted Section 204(a)(6) requiring the FHWA and NPS, to develop by rule, a Pavement

Management System (PMS) applied to park roads and parkways serving the National Park

System.

FLH is responsible for the accuracy of all data presented in this report. Any questions or comments concerning the contents of this report should be directed to the national RIP

Coordinator located in Sterling, Virginia.

Respectfully, FHWA RIP Team

FHWA/Eastern Federal Lands FHWA/Central Federal Lands

21400 Ridgetop Circle 12300 West Dakota Ave

Sterling, VA 20166 Lakewood, CO 80228

(703) 404-6371 (720) 963-3560

Section 2 Park Route Inventory

Cycle 5 NPS/RIP Route ID Report Road Inventory Program 08/29/2012 (Numerical By Route #) Page 1 of 3

Shading Color Key: Green = All Unpaved Parking AreasYellow = Unpaved Routes, DCV not DrivenWhite = Paved Routes, DCV Driven

Grey = Paved Routes, DCV not Driven

Blue = All Paved Parking Areas Red text denotes approx. mileage Black = State, Local or Private non-NPS Routes = Concession Route Flag ON

*Unpaved route data was obtained from NPS and was not inventoried by the Road Inventory Program (RIP).

** DCV - Data Collection Vehicle NC - Not Collected

OBRI OBED WILD AND SCENIC RIVER

Func.

Class

Route Description Rte.

No. Route Name Paved

Miles

Surf.

Type

Un-

Paved

MilesFrom To

Total

Route

Length

FMSS

No.

Manual

Rated

SQ/FT

Area

Maps

C o n c e s s

R o u te Maint.

District

C y c le

C o ll e c te d

FROM CATOOSA ROAD 20100 ROCK CREEK

ENTRANCE ROAD

0.00 0.13 GRTO ROUTE 0901 (ROCK

CREEK CAMPGROUND

PARKING)

68635 N/A 0.13NC

FROM CATOOSA ROAD0900 NEMO PICNIC AREA

PARKING

0.00 0.00 ASTO PARKING68585 27,777 3N/A 0.005

FROM ROUTE 0100

(ROCK CREEK

ENTRANCE ROAD)

0901 ROCK CREEK

CAMPGROUND

PARKING

0.00 0.00 ASTO PARKING68643 18,398 3N/A 0.005

FROM RIDGE ROAD0902ZZ LILLY BRIDGE

PARKING AREA A

0.00 0.00 ASTO PARKING68972 4,846 2N/A 0.005

ADJACENT TO RIDGE

ROAD

0903 LILLY BRIDGE

PARKING AREA B

0.00 0.00 AS105086 2,220 2N/A 0.005

FROM RIDGE ROAD0904 LILLY BLUFF

PARKING AREA

0.00 0.00 ASTO PARKING105085 30,691 2N/A 0.005

FROM STATE HIGHWAY

0906 JETT BRIDGE

PARKING

0.00 0.00 ASTO PARKING69017 13,540 1N/A 0.005

ADJACENT TO BARNETT

BRIDGE ROAD

0907 BARNETT BRIDGE

PARKING

0.00 0.00 GR69054 2,670N/A 0.00NC

Road Inventory Program 08/29/2012 (Numerical By Route #) Page 2 of 3

Shading Color Key: Green = All Unpaved Parking AreasYellow = Unpaved Routes, DCV not DrivenWhite = Paved Routes, DCV Driven

Grey = Paved Routes, DCV not Driven

Blue = All Paved Parking Areas Red text denotes approx. mileage Black = State, Local or Private non-NPS Routes = Concession Route Flag ON

*Unpaved route data was obtained from NPS and was not inventoried by the Road Inventory Program (RIP).

** DCV - Data Collection Vehicle NC - Not Collected

CYCLE 5 SUMMARY TOTALS FOR OBED WILD AND SCENIC RIVER

Manually Rated Route Miles

TOTAL PARK ROUTE MILES COLLECTED IN CYCLE 5

DCV Driven Route Miles Concession Paved Route Miles

Paved Parking (SQFT)

Manually Rated Routes (SQFT)

0.00

97,472

CYCLE 5 ROUTE TOTALS

Concession Paved Parking Area SQFT

Concession Manually Rated Rotes SQFT

CYCLE 5 CONCESSION TOTALS

* CYCLE 5 PARKING AREA TOTALS CYCLE 5 WEIGHTED AVERAGE PARK VALUES

0.00

* - The Parking Area Totals SQFT value represents all parking areas collected in Cycle 5, both park and concessionaire.

DCV Driven PCR

**Manually Rated Routes PCR

**Parking PCR

N/A

N/A

*** - Equivalent Lane Miles are calculated by route using the following equations : DCV and Manually Rated Lines Routes=(PAVE_WIDTHxPAVED_MI)/11 foot lane. Parking Areas=SQ_FEET/5280/11. Manually Rated Polygons=SQ_FEET/5280/11.

***Total Equivalent Lane Miles 1.68

** - Parking and Manually Rated Routes are assigned the following PCR values based on their observed condition: Construction=-1, Excellent=97, Good=90, Fair=73, and Poor=45.

0.00

Unpaved Parking (SQFT) 2,670

TOTAL PARKING (SQFT) 100,142

Concession Unpaved Route Miles 0.00

TOTAL CONCESSION ROUTE MILES 0.00

Concession Unpaved Parking Area SQFT 0

TOTAL CONCESSION PARKING AREA SQFT 0

0.13TOTAL UNPAVED PARK ROUTE MILES

0.00

Road Inventory Program 08/29/2012 (Numerical By Route #) Page 3 of 3

Shading Color Key: Green = All Unpaved Parking AreasYellow = Unpaved Routes, DCV not DrivenWhite = Paved Routes, DCV Driven

Grey = Paved Routes, DCV not Driven

Blue = All Paved Parking Areas Red text denotes approx. mileage Black = State, Local or Private non-NPS Routes = Concession Route Flag ON

*Unpaved route data was obtained from NPS and was not inventoried by the Road Inventory Program (RIP).

** DCV - Data Collection Vehicle NC - Not Collected

Surface Type Abbreviations:

AS - Asphaltic Concrete Pavement

CO - Portland Cement Concrete Pavement

CB - Cobble Stone Road Bed

BR - Brick or Pavers Road Bed

GR - Gravel Road Bed

SA - Sand Road Bed

NV - Native or Dirt Material Road Bed

OT - Other Materials Road Bed

General Park Road Functional Classification Table

Class 1 Principal Park Road/Rural Parkway (Public Roads) Roads which constitute the main access route, circulatory tour, or thoroughfare for park visitors.

Route Numbers 1 - 99. Note: Rural parkways (e.g. Natchez Trace) are numbered 1 - 9. State Routes Inventoried for Park. Route Numbers 5000-5999

Class 2 Connector Park Road (Public Roads) - Roads which provide access within a park to areas of scenic, scientific, recreational or cultural interest, such as overlooks, campgrounds, etc. Route Numbers 100-199.

Class 3 Special Purpose Park Road (Public Roads) - Roads which provide circulation within public areas, such as campgrounds, picnic areas, visitor center complexes, concessionaire facilities, etc. These roads generally serve low-speed traffic and are often designed for one-way circulation. Route Numbers 200-299.

Class 4 Primitive Park Roads (Public Roads) - Roads which provide circulation through remote areas and/or access to primitive campgrounds and undeveloped areas. These roads frequently have no minimum design standards and their use may be limited to specially equipped vehicles. Route Numbers 200-299.

Note: Functional Classes 3 and 4 have the same route numbers because, historically, they were numbered similarly.

Class 5 Administrative Access Road (Administrative Roads) - All public roads intended for access to administrative developments or structures such as park offices, employee quarters, or utility areas. Route Numbers 400-499.

Class 6 Restricted Road (Administrative Roads) - All roads normally closed to the public, including patrol roads, truck trails, and other similar roads. Route Numbers 400-499.

Note: Functional Classes 5 and 6 have the same route numbers because historically they were numbered similarly and often there is little distinction between these routes. For example, because utility areas and employee housing are often closed to the public, this restriction would result in classification of FC 6 rather than FC 5.

Class 7 Urban Parkway (Urban Parkways and City Streets) - These facilities serve high volumes of park and non-park related traffic and are restricted, limited-access facilities in an urban area. This category of roads primarily encompasses the major parkways which serve as gateways to our nation's capital. Other major park roads or portions thereof, however, may be included in this category. Route Numbers 1-9.

Class 8 City Streets (Urban Parkways and City Streets) - City streets are usually extensions of the adjoining street system that are owned and maintained by the National Park Service. The construction and/or reconstruction should conform with accepted local engineering practice and local conditions. Route Numbers 600-699.

A park road system contains those roads within or giving access to a park or other unit of the NPS which are administered by the NPS, or by the Service in cooperation with other agencies. The assignment of a functional classification (FC) to a park road is not based on traffic volumes or design speed, but on the intended use or function of that road or route.

The historic route numbering system also included a 300 number series for interpretive roads, and a 500 series for one-way roads. There are approximately 250 roads nationwide which are designated by the 300 and 500 series. The numbers for these roads will be maintained for reporting consistency. However, since these interpretive and one-way routes are not as clearly tied to a specific functional class, the 300 and 500 series will be discontinued for future use.

5000 route numbers are assigned to Non-NPS Routes that are State, County or City owned which border, traverse, or provide access to Park Facilities or Assets. 5000 Routes are driven for GPS and Video Log only.

NPS/RIP Subcomponent Details for OBRI Road Inventory Program 08/29/2012 (Numerical By Subcomponent #) Page 1 of 1

= Concession Route Flag ON

*Unpaved route data was obtained from NPS and was not inventoried by the Road Inventory Program (RIP).

Black = State, Local or Private non-NPS Routes Red text denotes approx. mileage

Blue = All Paved Parking Areas

Grey = Paved Routes, DCV not Driven

White = Paved Routes, DCV Driven Yellow = Unpaved Routes, DCV not Driven Green = All Unpaved Parking AreasShading Color Key:

OBRI OBED WILD AND SCENIC RIVER

Total

Route Length

C o n c e s

R o u te

C y c le

C o ll e c te d

Rte.

No.

FMSS

No. Route Name From

Route Description

To F u n c

C la s s

Paved

Miles

Un-

Paved Miles

Manual

Rated

SQ/FT

Asset Entered in FMSS System

FROM RIDGE ROAD0902ZZ LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA A 0.00 0.00TO PARKING68972 4,8460.005

Asset OBRI-0902ZZ Subcomponent Breakdown

Total

Route

Length

C o n c e

R o u te

C y c le

C o ll e c te d

Rte.

No.

FMSS

No. Route Name From

Route Description

To F u n c

C la s s

Paved

Miles

Un-

Paved

Miles

Manual

Rated

SQ/FT

FROM RIDGE ROAD0902AZ LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA A

(VT)

0.00 0.00TO PARKING68972 1,4110.005

ADJACENT TO RIDGE ROAD0902BZ LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA A

(SOUTH)

0.00 0.0068972 3,4350.005

ROUTE IDENTIFICATION CHANGES TO PAVED ROUTES FROM PREVIOUS CYCLE - OBRI

OTHER CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS INVENTORY:

Route # Type of ChangeRoute Name Comments

0902ZZ ROUTES COMBINED

CYCLE 3 ROUTES 0902A AND 0902B WERE

COMBINED INTO ROUTE 0902ZZ IN CYCLE

5.

LILLY BRIDGE PARKING

AREA A

0903 SURFACE TYPE CHANGE

ROUTE WAS UNPAVED IN CYCLE 3.

LILLY BRIDGE PARKING

AREA B

0904 ROUTES COMBINED

ROUTES 0101 AND 0905 WERE COMBINED

INTO 0904 IN CYCLE 5. THE ROUTES

WERE UNPAVED IN CYCLE 3.

LILLY BLUFF PARKING

AREA

0906 ROUTES COMBINED

ROUTE 0102 WAS COMBINED INTO THE

SHAPE OF 0906 IN CYCLE 5. BOTH

ROUTES WERE UNPAVED IN CYCLE 3.

JETT BRIDGE PARKING

Section 3 Park Summary Information

3-1

Note: This park is classified as a Small Park. No Data Collection Vehicle routes existed in this park at the time of data collection. Therefore, there is no data to report for this section.

Section 4 Park Route Location Maps

4-1º

Route Location Map

Key Map

1 0 10.5

Miles

Cycle 5 Collected Routes

Rte 0906

4-2º0.4 0 0.40.2

Miles

Obed Wild and Scenic River

Route Location Map

Area 1

Unique colors used to differentiate routes

Rte 0904 Rte 0903

Rte 0902ZZ

4-3º0.2 0 0.20.1

Miles

Obed Wild and Scenic River

Route Location Map

Area 2

Rte 0901

Rte 0900

4-4º0.2 0 0.20.1

Miles

Obed Wild and Scenic River

Route Location Map

Area 3

Section 5 Paved Route

Condition Rating Sheets

5-1

Section 6 Manually Rated Paved Route

6-1

MANUALLY RATED ROUTE CONDITION RATING SHEETS

No data available for this section.

Section 7 Parking Area

OBED WILD AND SCENIC RIVER

Route 0900

NEMO PICNIC AREA PARKING

FROM CATOOSA ROAD

TO PARKING

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0900 PUBLIC 0.48

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

0 0 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-1

Curb & Gutter

NO CURB AND

GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2012

Area (sq ft)

27,777

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

FAIR/73

º300 0 300150

Feet

Rte 0900

Route 0901

ROCK CREEK CAMPGROUND PARKING

FROM ROUTE 0100 (ROCK CREEK ENTRANCE ROAD)

TO PARKING

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0901 PUBLIC 0.32

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

2 0 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-2

Curb & Gutter

NO CURB AND

GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2012

Area (sq ft)

18,398

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

FAIR/73

º400 0 400200

Feet

Route 0902ZZ

LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA A

FROM RIDGE ROAD

TO PARKING

Summary Record

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0902ZZ PUBLIC 0.08

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

0 1 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-3

Curb & Gutter

CONCRETE CURB

AND GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2012

Area (sq ft)

4,846

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

SUMMARY/90

º100 0 10050

Feet

Rte 0902BZ

Rte 0902AZ

Route 0902AZ

LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA A (VT)

FROM RIDGE ROAD

TO PARKING

Subcomponent Record

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0902AZ PUBLIC 0.02

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

0 0 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-4

Curb & Gutter

NO CURB AND

GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2012

Area (sq ft)

1,411

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

GOOD/90

º50 0 5025

Feet

Route 0902BZ

LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA A (SOUTH)

ADJACENT TO RIDGE ROAD

Subcomponent Record

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0902BZ PUBLIC 0.06

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

0 1 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-5

Curb & Gutter

CONCRETE CURB

AND GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2010

Area (sq ft)

3,435

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

GOOD/90

º100 0 10050

Feet

Route 0903

LILLY BRIDGE PARKING AREA B

ADJACENT TO RIDGE ROAD

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0903 PUBLIC 0.04

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

0 0 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-6

Curb & Gutter

NO CURB AND

GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2010

Area (sq ft)

2,220

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

GOOD/90

º100 0 10050

Rte 0903

Route 0904

LILLY BLUFF PARKING AREA

FROM RIDGE ROAD

TO PARKING

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0904 PUBLIC 0.53

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

0 0 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-7

Curb & Gutter

NO CURB AND

GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2010

Area (sq ft)

30,691

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

GOOD/90

º500 0 500250

Rte 0904

Route 0906

JETT BRIDGE PARKING

FROM STATE HIGHWAY 298

TO PARKING

Route

Number

Public /

NonPublic Lane Miles *

0906 PUBLIC 0.23

Culverts Drop Inlets Curb

5 0 NO CURB

* Lane miles are based on 11' lane widths

7-8

Curb & Gutter

NO CURB AND

GUTTER

Date Visited

5/23/2010

Area (sq ft)

13,540

Gates

Surface Type

AS

PCR

GOOD/90

º500 0 500250

Rte 0906

Section 8 Parkwide/Route

Maintenance Features Summaries

OBRI: PARKWIDE / ROUTE MAINTENANCE FEATURES SUMMARY

Route Number Culverts Drop Inlets Gates Curb Curb & Gutter

0900 0 0 1 NO CURB NO CURB AND GUTTER

0901 2 0 0 NO CURB NO CURB AND GUTTER

0902ZZ 0 1 0 NO CURB CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER

0903 0 0 0 NO CURB NO CURB AND GUTTER

0904 0 0 0 NO CURB NO CURB AND GUTTER

0906 5 0 0 NO CURB NO CURB AND GUTTER

Totals 7 1 1

NC = Not Collected NO = This feature does not exist

Note: There are no Data Collection Vehicle routes in this park. However, counts were made of the features listed in the table below.

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Section 9 Route Maintenance Features

Road Logs

9-1

Section 10 Appendix

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

TERM OR

ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION OR DEFINITION

GPS on Manually Rated Roads (MRR)

Geodatabase – Background and Metadata geodatabase metadata