Structure 5203 · Limestone County, AL

Elk Riv Mills Rd* over Elk River

Carries Elk Riv Mills Rd* over Elk River, Sec25 T2s R6w.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT508 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

508 ft end to end, longest span 131 ft: about 7 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.

Built195571 years old
Length507.9 ft154.8 m
Daily traffic2,380counted 2010
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyLimestone
LocationSec25 T2s R6w
CarriesElk Riv Mills Rd*
CrossesElk River
Coordinates34.84762, -87.11794

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length507.9 ft (154.8 m)
Max Span130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area1130.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,380 (2010)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number005203

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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