Structure 21299 · Pickens County, AL

Al-14 over Blubber Creek

Carries Al-14 over Blubber Creek, 2.0 Mi W Aliceville.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 4 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 girder bridge.

Built20215 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic2,880counted 2013
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Location2.0 Mi W Aliceville
CarriesAl-14
CrossesBlubber Creek
Coordinates33.14754, -88.17082

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area1211.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,880 (2013)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021299

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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