Structure 20920 · Madison County, AL

Blake Bottom Acc. over Dry Creek

Carries Blake Bottom Acc. over Dry Creek, Blake Bottom Rd. & Sr255.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

120 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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.

Built20197 years old
Length120.1 ft36.6 m
Daily traffic7,840counted 2015
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
LocationBlake Bottom Rd. & Sr255
CarriesBlake Bottom Acc.
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates34.78341, -86.67142

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area340.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,840 (2015)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020920

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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