Structure 19309 · DeKalb County, AL

County Road 736 over Dry Creek

Carries County Road 736 over Dry Creek, T4s R10e Section 14.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT73 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 6/9

A culvert 73 ft across with 4 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built200422 years old
Length73.2 ft22.3 m
Daily traffic178counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
LocationT4s R10e Section 14
CarriesCounty Road 736
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates34.69742, -85.56188

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Max Span16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area189.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic178 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019309

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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