Structure 14608 · Chambers County, AL

Co. 1062 over Laney Creek

Carries Co. 1062 over Laney Creek, 1 Mi. S. Sparkling Spgs..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

72 ft end to end, longest span 24 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.

Built198838 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic85counted 1992
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyChambers
Location1 Mi. S. Sparkling Spgs.
CarriesCo. 1062
CrossesLaney Creek
Coordinates33.05857, -85.59071

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area179.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic85 (1992)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number014608

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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