Structure 3606 · Mobile County, AL

Beverly Jefferies over Escatawpa River

Carries Beverly Jefferies over Escatawpa River, 3.25 Mi E Miss ST 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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT612 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

612 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft: about 1.7 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195076 years old
Length611.9 ft186.5 m
Daily traffic928counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Location3.25 Mi E Miss ST Line
CarriesBeverly Jefferies
CrossesEscatawpa River
Coordinates31.08540, -88.37549

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length611.9 ft (186.5 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area1548.0 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic928 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number003606

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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