Structure 9679 · Macon County, AL

Co RD 24 over Long Branch

Carries Co RD 24 over Long Branch, .42 Miles North Co RD 26.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

152 ft end to end, longest span 19 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.

Built196858 years old
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic268counted 2015
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMacon
Location.42 Miles North Co RD 26
CarriesCo RD 24
CrossesLong Branch
Coordinates32.40377, -85.52468

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area342.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic268 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number009679

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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