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.
All bridges (189)
I65 SBL
FairOver: AL 10
AL 10 AND I65 INTERCHANGE, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 12,995
CR. 23
FairOver: BRANCH
0.7 MI.W.ST.LUKE CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 54
CR. 42
FairOver: BRANCH OF STALLINGSCREEK
GIDDENS CHAPEL, Butler, AL
Built 1961 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 941
AL 185
FairOver: I-65
I-65 * AL 185 INT, Butler, AL
Built 1996 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 11,250
CR. 16
FairOver: BRANCH
0.4 MI. NE NALL POND, Butler, AL
Built 1953 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 106
CR. 62
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK(RELIEF)
0.9 MI.SW UNION CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1989 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 382
AL. 106
FairOver: BRANCH
2.4 MI E OF US 31, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 1,220
CR. 45
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK (MC)
N. CITY LIMITS GREENVILLE, Butler, AL
Built 1988 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 602
AL 106
FairOver: BRANCH
2.5 MI E OF CONECUH CO LI, Butler, AL
Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 350
CR. 5
FairOver: REDICKS CREEK
0.5 MI.N. BUTLER SPRINGS, Butler, AL
Built 1990 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 54
KOKOMO RD
FairOver: BRANCH
LEFT OF AL 0055, Butler, AL
Built 2010 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 350
CR. 23
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI.W.ST.LUKE CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 68
CR. 30
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
1.0 MI. SW BUSH POND, Butler, AL
Built 1963 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 114
AL.10
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI.E.OF CO RD 15, Butler, AL
Built 1926 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,380
AL 106
FairOver: STREAM
2.0 MI. E CO RD 15 JCT, Butler, AL
Built 1993 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 830
AL 263
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK
3.4 MI.N.OF AL.185 JCT., Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 920
CR. 40
FairOver: JOHNS CREEK
0.5 MI. W CO. LINE CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1993 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 339
CR. 7
FairOver: STURDEVANT CREEK
BUTLER SPRINGS, Butler, AL
Built 1983 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 74
CR. 30
FairOver: BRANCH OF LONG CREEK
2.0 MI. NW PROVIDENCE, Butler, AL
Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 28
CR. 45
FairOver: TIGER BRANCH
0.5 MI.NE BETHEL CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1986 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 227
CR. 59
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
NEAR PRYORS POND, Butler, AL
Built 1979 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 1,162
CR. 7
FairOver: BRANCH OF LONG CREEK
1.5 MI. SO. AL. 106, Butler, AL
Built 1984 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 70
CR. 30
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
RHODES CHAPEL, Butler, AL
Built 1981 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 217
US 31
FairOver: STREAM
1.0MI N OF C.R.77, Butler, AL
Built 1950 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 1,930
CR. 30
FairOver: FORK OF LONG CREEK
1.5 MI. NW PROVIDENCE, Butler, AL
Built 1990 Load: 72.2 t ADT: 28
CO.RD. 41
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
PERSIMMON CRK * I-65, Butler, AL
Built 1968 Load: 72.8 t ADT: 953
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.0 MI.N.OF CO.7, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 23,470
I65
FairOver: STREAM
2.4 MI.N.OF CO 15, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 23,470
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.4 MI.N.OF CO.16, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 23,470
I65
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.6 MI N OF AL 185, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 29,840
I65
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
2.3 N OF CO 45, Butler, AL
Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 29,840
I65
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
0.2 MI N OF CO RD 75, Butler, AL
Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 29,840
I65
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.4 MI.N.OF CO.30, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25,990
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.9 MI.N.OF CO.30, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25,990
AL 263
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.2 MI.N.OF AL 185 JCT., Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 920
US 31
FairOver: STREAM
2.4MI N CONECUH CO LINE, Butler, AL
Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,752
CR. 16
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
BETWEEN GEORGIANA *AVANT, Butler, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 260
CR. 45
GoodOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
1 MI. SE GREENVILLE C. L., Butler, AL
Built 1975 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 2,483
CR. 7
GoodOver: BRANCH OF PERSIMMONCREEK
1.0 MI. NW GARLAND, Butler, AL
Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 337
CR. 37
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK RELIEF
CHAPMAN, Butler, AL
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 309
CR. 59
GoodOver: HARD LABOR CREEK
1.0 MI. N. SARDIS CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1991 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 322
CR. 59
GoodOver: BRANCH
2 MI. NE OAKY STREAK CH., Butler, AL
Built 1991 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 220
CR. 45
GoodOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
1.1 MI.SE GREENVILLE C.L., Butler, AL
Built 1975 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 2,483
CR. 16
GoodOver: BRANCH OF PANTHER CREEK
1.0 MI.W.GEORGIANA, Butler, AL
Built 1992 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 260
CR 16
GoodOver: PANTHER CREEK
WEST C.L. OF GEORGIANA, Butler, AL
Built 1992 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 249
CR. 6
GoodOver: TRIB.OF PINEY WOODS CREK
1.6 MI.WEST OF MCKENZIE, Butler, AL
Built 2003 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 111
CR. 65
GoodOver: NANNIE BRANCH
0.5 MI. SO. JCT. AL 10, Butler, AL
Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 382
S.PALMER AVE
GoodOver: THREE NOTCH RAILROAD
S.PALMER AVE., Butler, AL
Built 1984 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 281
CR. 67
GoodOver: STRINGER MILL CREEK
0.2 MI.S.SPRING CREEK CH., Butler, AL
Built 1982 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 179
CR. 11
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.5MI. S. LOWNDES CO.LINE, Butler, AL
Built 2000 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 38
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