Structure 20818 · Shelby County, AL

County Road 52 over Buck Creek

Carries County Road 52 over Buck Creek, CR 52 Over Buck Creek.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT135 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

135 ft end to end. 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 deck arch.

Built20224 years old
Length134.8 ft41.1 m
Daily traffic12,816counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyShelby
LocationCR 52 Over Buck Creek
CarriesCounty Road 52
CrossesBuck Creek
Coordinates33.28601, -86.81658

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area600.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,816 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number020818

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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