Structure 18555 · Etowah County, AL

Black Creek PKWY over Big Wills Creek

Carries Black Creek PKWY over Big Wills Creek, Black Creek Parkway.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 8/9

A culvert 70 ft across with 3 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built201115 years old
Length69.6 ft21.2 m
Daily traffic10,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
LocationBlack Creek Parkway
CarriesBlack Creek PKWY
CrossesBig Wills Creek
Coordinates33.98574, -86.04290

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Area142.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018555

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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