Structure 4401 · DeKalb County, AL

Fas 24 Co RD 27 over Big Wills Creek

Carries Fas 24 Co RD 27 over Big Wills Creek, 0.7mi W Jct US 11.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT204 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

204 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length204.1 ft62.2 m
Daily traffic2,580counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Location0.7mi W Jct US 11
CarriesFas 24 Co RD 27
CrossesBig Wills Creek
Coordinates34.47810, -85.72334

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length204.1 ft (62.2 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area559.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,580 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number004401

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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