Structure 7523 · Covington County, AL

County RD 3 over Blackwater Creek

Carries County RD 3 over Blackwater Creek, Co RD 3.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

170 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 2 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.

Built1933rebuilt 1962
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic140counted 1994
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCovington
LocationCo RD 3
CarriesCounty RD 3
CrossesBlackwater Creek
Coordinates31.05000, -86.63903

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Area367.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1962)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic140 (1994)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number007523

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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