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Blount County, AL

180 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 12.8% rated Good, 79.4% Fair, 7.8% Poor.

180
Public bridges
12.8%
Good condition
7.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Blount County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

60th
of 67 on Poor share
7.8%
Poor-condition share
180
public highway bridges
1968
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Blount County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Blount County ranks #60 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.8%). Blount County, Alabama contains 180 public highway bridges. Roughly 12.8% are rated “Good,” 79.4% “Fair,” and 7.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

180

Public highway bridges in Blount County

Good condition

12.8%

23 of 180 rated 7-9

Fair condition

79.4%

143 of 180 rated 5-6

Poor condition

7.8%

14 of 180 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#60 of 67

Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 180 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
12.8% (23)
Fair
79.4% (143)
Poor
7.8% (14)

Blount County's Poor-condition bridges carry 16,276 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,163 crossings a day against 1,667 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 180 of 180 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

62.8% of Blount County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

113 of the 180 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 12.8% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 35.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

AL - 74 (US 278) over BIG SPRING CREEK, built 1953, carries 5,810 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 14-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 16,276 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Blount County's bridges were built

180 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 49 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1968, 6 years older than the Alabama average of 1974.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Blount County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Alabama counties nearest Blount County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.8% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1968 against a peer-group mean of 1972 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Blount County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
St. Clair County 183 1.6%
Lamar County 181 2.2%
Blount County (this page) 180 7.8%
Hale County 177 5.1%
Macon County 177 10.7%
Washington County 177 10.7%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Blount County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Blount County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AL (180 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1968 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 180 Good 23 Fair 143 Poor 14

Fair-condition bridges (143)

SWANN BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: LOCUST FORK RIVER

1 MI W OF CLEVELAND, Blount, AL

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 324

HORTON MILL RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE WARRIOR

HORTON MILL, Blount, AL

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 170

FAULKNER ROAD

Fair

Over: CHITWOOD CREEK

3.5 MI EAST OF ONEONTA, Blount, AL

Built 1976 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 56

EASLEY BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WARRIOR RIVER

1 1/2 MI NE OF EASLEY, Blount, AL

Built 1927 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 169

PUTMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRASHER CREEK

1 MI NE OF APPALACHAIN, Blount, AL

Built 1979 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 213

DEAVERSTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CALVERT PRONG LITTLE WAR

3 MI NE OF LOCUST FORK, Blount, AL

Built 1940 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 243

MURPHREE LAKE RD

Fair

Over: BLUE SPRINGS CREEK

2 MI E OF GUM SPRINGS, Blount, AL

Built 1987 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 46

WARRIOR CREEK RD

Fair

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

STRAWBERRY, Blount, AL

Built 1980 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 71

PAINTER ROAD

Fair

Over: LOCUST FORK RIVER

1 MI N OF SUSAN MOORE, Blount, AL

Built 1963 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 259

DRY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1/2 MI E OF FIVE POINTS, Blount, AL

Built 1961 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 152

AL - 53 (US 231)

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.3 MI NO ST CLAIR CO LN, Blount, AL

Built 1945 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 4,970

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: LOCUST FORK RIVER

RIVERSIDE, Blount, AL

Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,236

HAYES ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

1MI E OF BLOUNT SPRING, Blount, AL

Built 1997 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 62

AL - 53 (US 231)

Fair

Over: ABANDONDED RR/NO TRACKS

2.2 MI S. AL 75, Blount, AL

Built 1949 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 11,015

PINE GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

1 MI S OF ROSA, Blount, AL

Built 1963 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 374

REMLAP DRIVE

Fair

Over: WALLS CREEK

4 MI S OF REMLAP, Blount, AL

Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 381

DALTON WALKER RD

Fair

Over: ROSWELL CREEK

2 1/2 MI N OF RAINBOW, Blount, AL

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 120

HORTON MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

2 MI E OF HORTONS MILL, Blount, AL

Built 1956 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 174

BLOUNT CO NO 5

Fair

Over: JAMES CREEK

3 MI SW OF BLOUNT SPRINGS, Blount, AL

Built 1956 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 646

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: BLACKBURN FORK

1 MI E OF LOCUST FORK, Blount, AL

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 818

PEARMAN DRIVE

Fair

Over: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

1/2 MI NE OF SNEAD, Blount, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 672

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: CALVERT PRONG AT ROSA

1 MI SW OF ROSA, Blount, AL

Built 1959 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 622

PROMISE LANE

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

1 MI E OF HENDRIX, Blount, AL

Built 1966 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 141

AL 79

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

.9 MI. SO. AL 160, Blount, AL

Built 1953 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,234

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: CHITWOOD CREEK AT EASLEY

3 1/2 MI SW OF ROSA, Blount, AL

Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 622

AL - 79

Fair

Over: HALLMARK CREEK

2.3 MI S WARRIOR RIVER, Blount, AL

Built 1953 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 6,760

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: HIGHLAND LAKE

3 1/2 SOUTH OF CHAMPION, Blount, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,902

AL - 3 (US 31)

Fair

Over: MULBERRY FK WARRIORRIVER

BLOUNT/CULLMAN CO.LN., Blount, AL

Built 1960 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,180

COUNTY ROAD 47

Fair

Over: MULBERRY FORK

8 MI W OF BLOUNTSVILLE, Blount, AL

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,522

AL - 3 (US 31)

Fair

Over: MURPHY CREEK

3.5 MI.NO. I-65, Blount, AL

Built 1942 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 2,400

COUNTY ROAD 51

Fair

Over: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

4 MI NW OF BLOUNTSVILLE, Blount, AL

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 425

COUNTY ROAD 55

Fair

Over: MULBERRY RIVER

4 MI N OF BLOUNTSVILLE, Blount, AL

Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 805

COUNTY ROAD 33

Fair

Over: CALVERT PRONG

1 1/2 MI E OF TIDWELL, Blount, AL

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,331

COUNTY ROAD 39

Fair

Over: HOODS CREEK

3 MI NE OF ONEONTA, Blount, AL

Built 1957 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 989

AL - 75

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.1 MI SO ONEONTA CITY LIM, Blount, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 9,530

AL 160

Fair

Over: HENDERSON CREEK

.5 MI.NO. CO.RD.37, Blount, AL

Built 1946 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 3,950

REMLAP DRIVE

Fair

Over: VALLEY CREEK

2 MI N OF REMLAP, Blount, AL

Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 370

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: LOCUST FORK RIVER

2 1/2 MI W OF SNEAD CROSS, Blount, AL

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 421

AL - 160

Fair

Over: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

AL 160 * BLACK WARR RV, Blount, AL

Built 1947 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 3,950

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: CALVERT PRONG

1 MI W OF EASLEY, Blount, AL

Built 1975 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,044

AL - 132

Fair

Over: CHAMPION CREEK

@ NO. ONEONTA CITY LIMIT, Blount, AL

Built 1957 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 2,190

AL 75

Fair

Over: SAND VALLEY CREEK

.2 MI. NO. CO RD 42, Blount, AL

Built 1929 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 7,530

AL - 75 NORTH

Fair

Over: BLACKBURN FK WARRIOR RV

.4 MI. SO CO RD 15, Blount, AL

Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,105

AL 79

Fair

Over: BLACKBURN FK WARR RV

.3 MI.NO.LOUUST FK CL, Blount, AL

Built 1953 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,930

AL - 75

Fair

Over: BLACKBURN RELIEF

.7 MI. SO. CO RD 15, Blount, AL

Built 1968 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 4,105

AL - 75

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MI S JCT CO RD 34, Blount, AL

Built 1929 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 4,890

COUNTY ROAD 29

Fair

Over: BRASHER CREEK

1/2 MI S OF APPALACHAIN, Blount, AL

Built 1953 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 408

AL - 160

Fair

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH

1.2 MI. NO. I-65, Blount, AL

Built 1947 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 11,434

CO ROAD 5

Fair

Over: I - 65

I65 * CO RD 5, Blount, AL

Built 1959 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,674

DEANS FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: LONGS BRANCH

1 1/2 MI N OF COUNTY LINE, Blount, AL

Built 1977 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 136

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