Structure 779 · Pickens County, AL

County RT #30 over Bear Creek

Carries County RT #30 over Bear Creek, 5.2 Mi East Of Jct US 82.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

176 ft end to end, longest span 16 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193096 years old
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic500counted 1998
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Location5.2 Mi East Of Jct US 82
CarriesCounty RT #30
CrossesBear Creek
Coordinates33.36368, -87.95488

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area391.3 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (1998)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000779

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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