Structure 12871 · Escambia County, AL

County Road over Narrow Gap Creek

Carries County Road over Narrow Gap Creek, 3mi SW Wallace.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

30 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.

Built1945rebuilt 1983
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic20counted 1988
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyEscambia
Location3mi SW Wallace
CarriesCounty Road
CrossesNarrow Gap Creek
Coordinates31.19179, -87.27045

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area39.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1945 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (1988)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number012871

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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