Structure 13752 · Covington County, AL

Swamp Road over No Name Branch

Carries Swamp Road over No Name Branch, Swamp Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

57 ft end to end. 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.

Built1938rebuilt 1986
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic210counted 1994
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyCovington
LocationSwamp Road
CarriesSwamp Road
CrossesNo Name Branch
Coordinates31.36461, -86.66275

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area64.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic210 (1994)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number013752

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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