Total bridges
189
Public highway bridges in Butler County
County profile · official public datasets
Butler County, AL
189 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 27% rated Good, 72% Fair, 1.1% Poor.
- 189
- Public bridges
- 27%
- Good condition
- 1.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Butler County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 16%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 189
- public highway bridges
- 1976
- 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.
Butler County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Butler County ranks #11 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.1%). Butler County, Alabama contains 189 public highway bridges. Roughly 27% are rated “Good,” 72% “Fair,” and 1.1% “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.
Good condition
27%
51 of 189 rated 7-9
Fair condition
72%
136 of 189 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.1%
2 of 189 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#11 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 189 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 27% (51)
Fair 72% (136)
Poor 1.1% (2)
Butler County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,415 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,208 crossings a day against 403 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 189 of 189 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
53.4% of Butler County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
101 of the 189 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 27% 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 99% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
AL.10 over PEAVY CREEK, built 1935, carries 4,370 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,415 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Butler County's bridges were built
189 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s 19
1950–1959
19 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
69 bridges
- 1970s 13
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s 26
1980–1989
26 bridges
- 1990s 26
1990–1999
26 bridges
- 2000s 21
2000–2009
21 bridges
- 2010s 5
2010–2019
5 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 69 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 36.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1976) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Butler County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Butler County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.1% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | 194 | 44.3% | 50.5% | 5.2% | 1975 |
| Barbour County | 192 | 55.7% | 41.1% | 3.1% | 1976 |
| Chilton County | 189 | 50.3% | 48.7% | 1.1% | 1972 |
| Butler County (this page) | 189 | 27% | 72% | 1.1% | 1976 |
| Fayette County | 186 | 30.6% | 68.3% | 1.1% | 1969 |
| Chambers County | 185 | 51.9% | 40% | 8.1% | 1973 |
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 Butler 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 Butler County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (189 bridges here).
- Jasper County, IN · 189 bridges
- Chase County, KS · 189 bridges
- Carter County, KY · 189 bridges
- Howell County, MO · 189 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1976 here).
- Marion County, IN · avg 1976 · 958 bridges
- Mohave County, AZ · avg 1976 · 641 bridges
- Comanche County, OK · avg 1976 · 593 bridges
- Prince George's County, MD · avg 1976 · 576 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (136)
US 31
FairOver: STREAM
03.5 MI N OF MCKENZIE, Butler, AL
Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,520
MT OLIVE WEST
FairOver: BRANCH
0.7 MI. SW GRACE, Butler, AL
Built 1968 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 20
CR. 11
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.0 MI.NE JCT. FAS RT. 12, Butler, AL
Built 1957 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 22
CR. 26
FairOver: LONG CREEK
0.5 MI.E.MT.PISGAH CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 40
WHITTLE(DIRT)
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
1.0 MI.SE MACEDONIACHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1950 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 20
MILL CREEK RD
FairOver: BRANCH
1.5 MI.S.PLEASANT HOME CH, Butler, AL
Built 1978 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 15
WOLF CREEK(DIRT)
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.0 MI. SO. RIDGEVILLE, Butler, AL
Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 30
CR. 11
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK RELIEF BR
0.2 MI.S.LOWNDES CO. LINE, Butler, AL
Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 38
I65
FairOver: STREAM
3.1 MI.N.OF CO RD 25, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 25,990
CR. 16
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK RELIEF
2.4 MI. SE AVANT, Butler, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 163
CR. 42
FairOver: STALLINGS CREEK
1 MI.W.JCT. I-65 * FAS 15, Butler, AL
Built 1959 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,635
FT. DALE ST.
FairOver: L.*N. RR
0.2 MI.N.OF AL.10, Butler, AL
Built 1937 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 3,157
DOCK RD. ( DIRT)
FairOver: JOHNS CREEK
3.0 MI. S. MIDWAY, Butler, AL
Built 1994 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 40
CR. 37
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
CHAPMAN, Butler, AL
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 309
CR. 25
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
2 MI. S. BUSH POND, Butler, AL
Built 1993 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 173
CO RD 28
FairOver: I65
CO RD 28 * I65, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 792
GREENLEAF RD
FairOver: GRAYDON BRANCH
2.0 MI. NORTH EAST MIDWAY, Butler, AL
Built 2000 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 60
CR. 50
FairOver: FOUR MILE MILL BRANCH
BOUCHER LAKE, Butler, AL
Built 1963 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,647
CR. 16
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
2.25 MI. SE AVANT, Butler, AL
Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 163
CO RD 7
FairOver: I65
I65 AND CO.7 INTERCHANGE, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,076
AL 106
FairOver: I-65
INT. AL106 * I-65, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,510
AL 055
FairOver: BRANCH
450 FT S OF KOKOMO RD, Butler, AL
Built 2010 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,615
CO RD 15
FairOver: I65
3.7 MI.N.OF CONECUH CO, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 862
CO RD 61
FairOver: I65
CO RD 61 OVER I65, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 612
I65 SBL
FairOver: PEAVY CREEK
0.8 MI S OF AL 10, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 12,995
I65 NBL
FairOver: PEAVY CREEK
0.8 MI S OF AL 10, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 12,995
I65 SBL
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
5.4 MI N OF CO RD 45, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 14,920
I65 NBL
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
5.4 MI N OF CO 45, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 14,920
CR. 62
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
1.0 MI. E. SPRINGHILL, Butler, AL
Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 477
AL. 106
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.7 MI E OF US 31, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,400
AL. 106
FairOver: MUSCLE CREEK RELIEF
4.5 MI E OF US 31, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,220
AL. 106
FairOver: MUSCLE CREEK
4.9 MI E OF US 31, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,220
AL. 106
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
5.2 MI E OF US 31, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,220
AL. 106
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
0.6 MI. E. OF I-65, Butler, AL
Built 1977 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 6,110
AL. 245
FairOver: L * N RR
1.3 MI.N.OF AL.10 JCT., Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 10,820
AL 106
FairOver: FURLONG CREEK
3.8 MI E CONECUH CO LINE, Butler, AL
Built 1994 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 350
CO RD 25
FairOver: I65
1.65 MI.N.OF AL.106, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 723
CR. 45
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.5 MI.E.MCKENZIE, Butler, AL
Built 1986 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 325
CR. 16
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI. SO. JCT. AL. 106, Butler, AL
Built 1953 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 103
I65 SBL
FairOver: CO 45
I65 OVER CO 45, Butler, AL
Built 1968 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 14,920
I65 NBL
FairOver: CO 45
I65 OVER CO 45, Butler, AL
Built 1968 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 14,920
CR. 62
FairOver: THREE RUN CREEK
1.0 MI.SW SPRING CRK. CH., Butler, AL
Built 1970 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 301
CR. 8
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
E. CSX RR GARLAND, Butler, AL
Built 1971 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 261
CR. 8
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
E. CSX RR GARLAND, Butler, AL
Built 1971 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 261
CR. 50
FairOver: NINE MILE CREEK
2.0 MI.N. DAMASCUS CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1985 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,591
AL 10
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK RELIEF
6.4 MI.E.OF US 31, Butler, AL
Built 1985 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,663
CR. 60
FairOver: BRANCH OF THREE RUNCREEK
1.2 MI.W.BETHEL CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1961 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 145
CR. 30
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
1.5 MI. SE SHACKLESVILLE, Butler, AL
Built 1963 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 108
COOK BRIDGE RD
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
2.0 MI.SE INDUSTRY, Butler, AL
Built 1952 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 15
AL 106
FairOver: L*N RR * RAIL RD AVE
2.2 MI E OF JCT I 65, Butler, AL
Built 1958 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 6,380
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