Structure 18231 · Jefferson County, AL

Republic Road over Five Mile Creek

Carries Republic Road over Five Mile Creek, 0.8 Mi N Cherry AVE.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT306 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

306 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 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.

Built200521 years old
Length305.8 ft93.2 m
Daily traffic2,375counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
Location0.8 Mi N Cherry AVE
CarriesRepublic Road
CrossesFive Mile Creek
Coordinates33.61123, -86.88642

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length305.8 ft (93.2 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1211.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,375 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number018231

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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