SEMINOLE DR
Carrying SEMINOLE DR over BROGLAN BRANCH
212 SEMINOLE DR, Madison, Alabama
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
SEMINOLE DR in Madison, Alabama sits above 60% of rated Alabama bridges on inventory load rating (38 t), while its 1972 build year is earlier than 48% of Madison's recorded-year cohort (710 bridges).
SEMINOLE DR in Madison, Alabama is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1972, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure AL:010790
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: SEMINOLE DR
The SEMINOLE DR bridge in Madison, Alabama carries SEMINOLE DR over BROGLAN BRANCH. It was built in 1972, making it 54 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 5 sections, stretching 28.3 meters (93 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 2,660 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Alabama bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How SEMINOLE DR compares
Age against the county: built in 1972, earlier than 339 of Madison's 710 bridges with a recorded construction year (48%), against a county median build year of 1970. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Alabama bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (16,191 of 16,205 rated).
SEMINOLE DR vs every rated Alabama bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
38 Top 40% higher than 60% of 16,191 bridges
rated Alabama bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Madison inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 710 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1972
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 28.3 m (93 ft)
- Deck Width
- 32.3 m (106 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 2,660 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 010790
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether SEMINOLE DR is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare SEMINOLE DR against other structures in Madison and across Alabama. Alabama bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for SEMINOLE DR?
SEMINOLE DR in Madison, Alabama on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is SEMINOLE DR inspected?
SEMINOLE DR's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 2,660 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. SEMINOLE DR is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for SEMINOLE DR?
SEMINOLE DR has an NBI inventory load rating of 37.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining SEMINOLE DR?
SEMINOLE DR is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is SEMINOLE DR and does age affect safety?
SEMINOLE DR was built in 1972, making it 54 years old.
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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.