Structure 11712 · Marshall County, AL

County HWY 1372 over Scarham Creek

Carries County HWY 1372 over Scarham Creek, 4614 Ft S Jct 75.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

81 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length81.0 ft24.7 m
Daily traffic140counted 2000
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMarshall
Location4614 Ft S Jct 75
CarriesCounty HWY 1372
CrossesScarham Creek
Coordinates34.29851, -86.11644

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width22.3 ft (6.8 m)
Deck Area168.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (2000)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number011712

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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