Structure 19478 · Madison County, AL

Caldwell Lane over Big Cove Creek

Carries Caldwell Lane over Big Cove Creek, 1/4 Mi. East Of Hwy. 431.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very 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 FT160 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

160 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length160.1 ft48.8 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2005
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Location1/4 Mi. East Of Hwy. 431
CarriesCaldwell Lane
CrossesBig Cove Creek
Coordinates34.67489, -86.48966

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area595.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2005)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019478

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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