Structure 19429 · DeKalb County, AL

49th Street over 49th ST Big Wills Creek

Carries 49th Street over 49th ST Big Wills Creek, .4mi W. Jct Us11 49th St..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 9 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT341 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

341 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built200917 years old
Length340.9 ft103.9 m
Daily traffic150counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Location.4mi W. Jct Us11 49th St.
Carries49th Street
Crosses49th ST Big Wills Creek
Coordinates34.50472, -85.68861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length340.9 ft (103.9 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width80.7 ft (24.6 m)
Deck Area2555.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019429

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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