Structure 20045 · Madison County, AL

US 231/sr 53 over Lilly Flagg Road

Carries US 231/sr 53 over Lilly Flagg Road, Us231 Over Lily Flagg RD.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT341 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 8/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9 · sets the rating

341 ft end to end, longest span 114 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20188 years old
Length340.9 ft103.9 m
Daily traffic54,336counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
LocationUs231 Over Lily Flagg RD
CarriesUS 231/sr 53
CrossesLilly Flagg Road
Coordinates34.65799, -86.56965

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length340.9 ft (103.9 m)
Max Span113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Width76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Area2410.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic54,336 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number020045

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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