Structure 10617 · Jefferson County, AL

Sardis Road over Crooked Creek

Carries Sardis Road over Crooked Creek, 4 Mi W US 31 Morris.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

155 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 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.

Built197155 years old
Length155.2 ft47.3 m
Daily traffic717counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
Location4 Mi W US 31 Morris
CarriesSardis Road
CrossesCrooked Creek
Coordinates33.73607, -86.86674

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length155.2 ft (47.3 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area477.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic717 (2024)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number010617

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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