Structure 8450 · Tallapoosa County, AL

196 over Elkahatchee Creek

Carries 196 over Elkahatchee Creek, 2.6 M N Ala 63/alex City.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT602 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

602 ft end to end, longest span 465 ft: about 1.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length602.0 ft183.5 m
Daily traffic285counted 2021
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyTallapoosa
Location2.6 M N Ala 63/alex City
Carries196
CrossesElkahatchee Creek
Coordinates32.87121, -85.91947

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length602.0 ft (183.5 m)
Max Span464.9 ft (141.7 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area1614.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic285 (2021)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number008450

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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