Structure 17374 · Geneva County, AL

County Road 45 over Choctawhatchee River

Carries County Road 45 over Choctawhatchee River, 1 Mi S. E. Of Bellwood.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,060 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,060 ft end to end, longest span 102 ft: about 2.9 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length1059.7 ft323 m
Daily traffic450counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyGeneva
Location1 Mi S. E. Of Bellwood
CarriesCounty Road 45
CrossesChoctawhatchee River
Coordinates31.15975, -85.78498

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1059.7 ft (323 m)
Max Span101.7 ft (31 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area3165.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic450 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017374

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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