Structure 6128 · Lamar County, AL

Henson Springs RD over Buttahatchee R Relief

Carries Henson Springs RD over Buttahatchee R Relief, .3 Mi. E. Henson Springs.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT612 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

612 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built195868 years old
Length611.9 ft186.5 m
Daily traffic380counted 2016
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyLamar
Location.3 Mi. E. Henson Springs
CarriesHenson Springs RD
CrossesButtahatchee R Relief
Coordinates34.01957, -88.05689

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length611.9 ft (186.5 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Area1324.2 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic380 (2016)
Truck Traffic5%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number006128

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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