Structure 6297 · Franklin County, AL

Co RD 44 over Harris Creek

Carries Co RD 44 over Harris Creek, 0.8 Mi S Ala 24 Co 44 Jct.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT114 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

114 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.

Built195868 years old
Length113.8 ft34.7 m
Daily traffic2,440counted 1986
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyFranklin
Location0.8 Mi S Ala 24 Co 44 Jct
CarriesCo RD 44
CrossesHarris Creek
Coordinates34.47250, -87.69764

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Deck Area239.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,440 (1986)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number006297

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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