Structure 17224 · Marion County, AL

I-22 over Clifty Creek

Carries I-22 over Clifty Creek, 2.14 Miles East Of Al-129.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT748 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

748 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 2.1 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200125 years old
Length748.0 ft228 m
Daily traffic12,834counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMarion
Location2.14 Miles East Of Al-129
CarriesI-22
CrossesClifty Creek
Coordinates33.97574, -87.74368

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length748.0 ft (228 m)
Max Span124.7 ft (38 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area2918.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,834 (2020)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number017224

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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