Structure 14454 · Madison County, AL

I-565 over Indian Creek

Carries I-565 over Indian Creek, 5.5 Mi E County Line RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT328 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

328 ft end to end, longest span 41 ft: about 5 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.

Built198838 years old
Length328.1 ft100 m
Daily traffic39,205counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Location5.5 Mi E County Line RD
CarriesI-565
CrossesIndian Creek
Coordinates34.69683, -86.70006

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length328.1 ft (100 m)
Max Span41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area1,790 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,205 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number014454

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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