Structure 8881 · Clay County, AL

SR 148 over Hatchet Creek

Carries SR 148 over Hatchet Creek, 0.1 Mi E Jct Co 7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT264 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

264 ft end to end, longest span 60 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length264.4 ft80.6 m
Daily traffic887counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyClay
Location0.1 Mi E Jct Co 7
CarriesSR 148
CrossesHatchet Creek
Coordinates33.19142, -86.04661

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length264.4 ft (80.6 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area717.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic887 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number008881

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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