Structure 6704 · Colbert County, AL

SR 157 over Town Creek

Carries SR 157 over Town Creek, 5.2 M N Jct Sr157 & Sr101.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · 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 FT239 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

239 ft end to end, longest span 70 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length238.8 ft72.8 m
Daily traffic3,020counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyColbert
Location5.2 M N Jct Sr157 & Sr101
CarriesSR 157
CrossesTown Creek
Coordinates34.63147, -87.48619

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length238.8 ft (72.8 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area728 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,020 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number006704

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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