Structure 15118 · Pike County, AL

County Road 2239 over Smileys Mill Creek

Carries County Road 2239 over Smileys Mill Creek, Sec 33 T9n R20e.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

45 ft end to end, longest span 15 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.

Built199036 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic100counted 2001
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyPike
LocationSec 33 T9n R20e
CarriesCounty Road 2239
CrossesSmileys Mill Creek
Coordinates31.71288, -86.05925

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area67.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2001)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number015118

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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