Structure 4013 · Walker County, AL

Al-5 over Horse Creek Trail

Carries Al-5 over Horse Creek Trail, Horse Creek Golf Course.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT190 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

190 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195175 years old
Length190.0 ft57.9 m
Daily traffic15,450counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyWalker
LocationHorse Creek Golf Course
CarriesAl-5
CrossesHorse Creek Trail
Coordinates33.75136, -87.05901

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Area1042.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,450 (2020)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number004013

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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