Structure 18611 · Calhoun County, AL

Dirt Road over Branch

Carries Dirt Road over Branch, Training Area 1d2.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

22 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2001
Length21.7 ft6.6 m
Daily traffic150counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2019every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCalhoun
LocationTraining Area 1d2
CarriesDirt Road
CrossesBranch
Coordinates33.73204, -85.88540

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area24.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2019)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2019
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018611

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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