Structure 9692 · Barbour County, AL

County Road 31 over Stinking Creek

Carries County Road 31 over Stinking Creek, 1.0 Mi W Of Co 37.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT238 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

238 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 3 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.

Built196858 years old
Length237.9 ft72.5 m
Daily traffic150counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyBarbour
Location1.0 Mi W Of Co 37
CarriesCounty Road 31
CrossesStinking Creek
Coordinates31.87547, -85.54428

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length237.9 ft (72.5 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area645.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2017)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number009692

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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