Structure 4183 · Marshall County, AL

County HWY 1409 over Scarham Creek

Carries County HWY 1409 over Scarham Creek, 6235 Ft N Jct 1414.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

112 ft end to end, longest span 77 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195175 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2000
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMarshall
Location6235 Ft N Jct 1414
CarriesCounty HWY 1409
CrossesScarham Creek
Coordinates34.32637, -86.16150

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width19.4 ft (5.9 m)
Deck Area201.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2000)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

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 Number004183

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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