Structure 21851 · Chambers County, AL

CR 244 over Lee Creek

Carries CR 244 over Lee Creek, 2.1 Mi S.e. Doublehead.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2023
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic30counted 1992
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyChambers
Location2.1 Mi S.e. Doublehead
CarriesCR 244
CrossesLee Creek
Coordinates33.06436, -85.37669

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area35.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (1992)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number021851

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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