Structure 21649 · Choctaw County, AL

Timberlane Rd. over Spear Creek

Carries Timberlane Rd. over Spear Creek, 1.6 Mi W Jct Al10/al17.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructure3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall1/9 · Imminent Failure
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT45 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9Superstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 3/9

45 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. 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.

Built198640 years old
Length44.9 ft13.7 m
Daily traffic200counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2021every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyChoctaw
Location1.6 Mi W Jct Al10/al17
CarriesTimberlane Rd.
CrossesSpear Creek
Coordinates32.10146, -88.24188

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area58.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number021649

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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