Structure 4504800350 · Marshall County, AL

Lock Access Road over Little Paint Rock Creek

Carries Lock Access Road over Little Paint Rock Creek, 0.3 Mi South US 431.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

63 ft end to end. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193987 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic191counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMarshall
Location0.3 Mi South US 431
CarriesLock Access Road
CrossesLittle Paint Rock Creek
Coordinates34.47222, -86.37500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area157.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic191 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 67
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000004504800350

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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