Structure 3308 · Chambers County, AL

SR 77 over Highpine Creek

Carries SR 77 over Highpine Creek, 4.4 Mi N Milltown.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT272 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

272 ft end to end, longest span 34 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.

Built194878 years old
Length272.0 ft82.9 m
Daily traffic1,359counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyChambers
Location4.4 Mi N Milltown
CarriesSR 77
CrossesHighpine Creek
Coordinates33.09661, -85.52394

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length272.0 ft (82.9 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area679.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,359 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number003308

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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