Structure 3038 · Marengo County, AL

US 43 over Creek

Carries US 43 over Creek, 0.5 Mi. S. Of Dixons Mill.

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
CAR · 15 FT73 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

73 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 slab bridge.

Built194779 years old
Length73.5 ft22.4 m
Daily traffic4,060counted 2013
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMarengo
Location0.5 Mi. S. Of Dixons Mill
CarriesUS 43
CrossesCreek
Coordinates32.04369, -87.78419

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length73.5 ft (22.4 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area206.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1947

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,060 (2013)
Truck Traffic17%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number003038

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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