Structure 7300 · Madison County, AL

Us231; Us431; Sr1 over West Fork Flint River

Carries Us231; Us431; Sr1 over West Fork Flint River, 2 Mi S Ala-tenn ST Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT288 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

288 ft end to end, longest span 36 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.

Built196165 years old
Length288.1 ft87.8 m
Daily traffic10,462counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Location2 Mi S Ala-tenn ST Line
CarriesUs231; Us431; Sr1
CrossesWest Fork Flint River
Coordinates34.95834, -86.56924

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length288.1 ft (87.8 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area895.6 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,462 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number007300

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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