Structure 1906 · Perry County, AL

Al 5 over Washington Creek

Carries Al 5 over Washington Creek, 2.5 Mi N Dallas Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT178 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

178 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft: about 2 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.

Built193987 years old
Length178.1 ft54.3 m
Daily traffic1,358counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyPerry
Location2.5 Mi N Dallas Co Line
CarriesAl 5
CrossesWashington Creek
Coordinates32.52297, -87.36882

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length178.1 ft (54.3 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area450.7 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,358 (2021)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number001906

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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