Structure 14008 · Elmore County, AL

Atkins Road over Channahatchee Creekspur

Carries Atkins Road over Channahatchee Creekspur, Sec 9 T19n R21e.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

57 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. Lengths and the car 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built198640 years old
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic235counted 1998
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyElmore
LocationSec 9 T19n R21e
CarriesAtkins Road
CrossesChannahatchee Creekspur
Coordinates32.64167, -85.95833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area147.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic235 (1998)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number014008

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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