Structure 6419 · Blount County, AL

Ridgeway Road over Dry Creek

Carries Ridgeway Road over Dry Creek, 1 Mi N Of Susan Moore.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

27 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length26.9 ft8.2 m
Daily traffic225counted 2017
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyBlount
Location1 Mi N Of Susan Moore
CarriesRidgeway Road
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates34.09304, -86.42171

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area52.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic225 (2017)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number006419

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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