Structure 6309 · Houston County, AL

Co RD 49 over Little Choctawhatchee

Carries Co RD 49 over Little Choctawhatchee, Dale Co To Geneva Co Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT408 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

408 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 6 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length408.1 ft124.4 m
Daily traffic1,289counted 2012
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyHouston
LocationDale Co To Geneva Co Line
CarriesCo RD 49
CrossesLittle Choctawhatchee
Coordinates31.25214, -85.52989

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length408.1 ft (124.4 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area895.7 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,289 (2012)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number006309

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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