Structure 3561 · Elmore County, AL

Brenson Creek Road over Brenson Branch

Carries Brenson Creek Road over Brenson Branch, Brenson Creek RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

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.

Built1968rebuilt 1993
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic20counted 1998
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyElmore
LocationBrenson Creek RD
CarriesBrenson Creek Road
CrossesBrenson Branch
Coordinates32.44470, -86.12760

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area127.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (1998)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number003561

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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