Structure 21426 · Covington County, AL

Fred Carter Road over Taylor Mill Creek

Carries Fred Carter Road over Taylor Mill Creek, Fred Carter Road.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

68 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft. Lengths and the car 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built1933rebuilt 2018
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic230counted 1994
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCovington
LocationFred Carter Road
CarriesFred Carter Road
CrossesTaylor Mill Creek
Coordinates31.24544, -86.35523

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area175.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic230 (1994)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number021426

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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