Structure 20017 · Baldwin County, AL

Beach Express over Negro Creek

Carries Beach Express over Negro Creek, 0.8 M. N. Of CR 32.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT560 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

560 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built201412 years old
Length560.0 ft170.7 m
Daily traffic3,732counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Location0.8 M. N. Of CR 32
CarriesBeach Express
CrossesNegro Creek
Coordinates30.48455, -87.66568

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length560.0 ft (170.7 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2219.1 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,732 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020017

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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