Structure 4186 · Marshall County, AL

County HWY 1415 over Drum Creek

Carries County HWY 1415 over Drum Creek, 1095 Ft S Jct 1312.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT81 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

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.

Built195175 years old
Length81.0 ft24.7 m
Daily traffic280counted 2000
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMarshall
Location1095 Ft S Jct 1312
CarriesCounty HWY 1415
CrossesDrum Creek
Coordinates34.31124, -86.21152

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 Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic280 (2000)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number004186

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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