Structure 20485 · Lee County, AL

N. Donahue Drive over Saugahatchee Creek

Carries N. Donahue Drive over Saugahatchee Creek, 0.9 Mi North Ala 267.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT213 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

213 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 3 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.

Built201115 years old
Length212.9 ft64.9 m
Daily traffic4,860counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyLee
Location0.9 Mi North Ala 267
CarriesN. Donahue Drive
CrossesSaugahatchee Creek
Coordinates32.64238, -85.50450

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length212.9 ft (64.9 m)
Max Span84.3 ft (25.7 m)
Deck Width63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Deck Area1259.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,860 (2009)
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number020485

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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