Structure 19014 · Madison County, AL

Eastern Bypass over Big Cove Creek

Carries Eastern Bypass over Big Cove Creek, .2 Mile East Of 431.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT124 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

124 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. 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.

Built200323 years old
Length124.0 ft37.8 m
Daily traffic11,800counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Location.2 Mile East Of 431
CarriesEastern Bypass
CrossesBig Cove Creek
Coordinates34.66000, -86.47833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length124.0 ft (37.8 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area574.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,800 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number019014

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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