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Choctaw County, AL

154 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 39.6% rated Good, 55.2% Fair, 5.2% Poor.

154
Public bridges
39.6%
Good condition
5.2%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Choctaw County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

50th
of 67 on Poor share
5.2%
Poor-condition share
154
public highway bridges
1971
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.

Choctaw County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Choctaw County ranks #50 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.2%). Choctaw County, Alabama contains 154 public highway bridges. Roughly 39.6% are rated “Good,” 55.2% “Fair,” and 5.2% “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

154

Public highway bridges in Choctaw County

Good condition

39.6%

61 of 154 rated 7-9

Fair condition

55.2%

85 of 154 rated 5-6

Poor condition

5.2%

8 of 154 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#50 of 67

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

Condition distribution

Share of 154 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
39.6% (61)
Fair
55.2% (85)
Poor
5.2% (8)

Choctaw County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,690 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 586 crossings a day against 1,401 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 154 of 154 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

58.4% of Choctaw County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

90 of the 154 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 39.6% 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 36.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

CO RD 24 over SPEAR CREEK, built 1973, carries 1,725 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 4,690 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Choctaw County's bridges were built

154 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 23 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 14.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1971) matches the Alabama average (1974).

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

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

The 5 Alabama counties nearest Choctaw County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.2% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1971 against a peer-group mean of 1970 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Choctaw County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Cleburne County 165 6.1%
Perry County 162 4.3%
Lowndes County 157 1.3%
Clarke County 155 0%
Choctaw County (this page) 154 5.2%
Tallapoosa County 149 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AL (154 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1971 here).

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

All 154 Good 61 Fair 85 Poor 8

Good-condition bridges (61)

CO RD 6

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI S INT RT 21 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 275

CO RD 6

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

2.9 MI E INT RT 231 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 425

SR 17

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI.N. OF SILAS, Choctaw, AL

Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,830

CO RD 43

Good

Over: OPOSSUM BRANCH

1.6 MI N INT RT 87 * 130, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 450

CO RD 39

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

4.0 MI S INT RT 8 * 110, Choctaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 375

CO RD 6

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI E INT RT 231 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 425

SR 10

Good

Over: RELIEF

10.1 MI. E. OF BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,220

CO RD 6

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.3 MI E INT RT 231 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 425

CNTY. ROAD #9

Good

Over: MCCALLS BRANCH

2.7 MI. N INT 10 * 187, Choctaw, AL

Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 620

SR 114

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

2.7 MI. N. OF LAVACA, Choctaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,410

SR 114

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RIVER

BET. PENNINGTON AND MYWD, Choctaw, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 790

SR 17

Good

Over: WAHALAK CREEK

BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 1987 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,410

SR 17

Good

Over: SPEARS CREEK

BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 1987 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,220

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK REL.

2.8 MILES S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,160

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK REL.

2.6 MILES S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,160

CO RD 32

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.8 MI E INT RT 215 * 226, Choctaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,300

CO RD 18

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.8 MI W INT RT 78 * 113, Choctaw, AL

Built 1959 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,500

CO RD 14

Good

Over: OKATUPPA CREEK

2MI W INT RT 67 * 80, Choctaw, AL

Built 1995 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,450

Co Rd 9

Good

Over: Clear Creek

0.2 MI N INT RT 226*215, Choctaw, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 475

HENRY DOHERTY RD

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

.3mi S INT AL10 & 199, Choctaw, AL

Built 2013 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 184

Marshtown Road

Good

Over: Tukabum Creek

_.5 MI S INT RT 194*215, Choctaw, AL

Built 2018 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 65

CO RD 9

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

2.0 MI N INT AL 10 * 187, Choctaw, AL

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 925

CO. RD. 23????????

Good

Over: PICKETT CREEK

1.4 MI. S INT.AL 17, Choctaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 820

CR 30 CYRIL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.7 MI WEST INT AL 10*196, Choctaw, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 375

C.R.36 SUNSHINE R

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5 MI N INT AL 10 * 170, Choctaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 275

COUNTY ROAD #9

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BOGUE CHITTO CK

1 MILE WEST OF C.R. #24, Choctaw, AL

Built 1951 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 910

CO RD 42 - EDNA R

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

1.4 MI E INT RT 253 * 251, Choctaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 425

CO RD 9

Good

Over: BOGUELOOSA CREEK

1.1 MI W INT RT 282 * 61, Choctaw, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,050

CR-2

Good

Over: RED CREEK

?????????????????????????, Choctaw, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 82

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: YANTLEY CREEK

?????????????????????????, Choctaw, AL

Built 2006 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 960

C.R.36 SUNSHINE R

Good

Over: VAUGHN CREEK

2.0 MI N INT AL 10 * 170, Choctaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 275

CO RD 14

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.3 MI W INT 67 * 64, Choctaw, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 575

SR 10

Good

Over: SPEAR CREEK

BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,350

SR 17

Good

Over: JAMES BRANCH

TOXEY, Choctaw, AL

Built 1970 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,560

CO. RD. #9

Good

Over: YANTLEY CREEK

0.6 MI N INT RT 226 * 187, Choctaw, AL

Built 1998 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 850

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: OAKATUPPA CREEK RELIEF

2.7MI.W.INT.C.R. 20*C.R.9, Choctaw, AL

Built 2005 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 400

CO.RD.9

Good

Over: SURVEYORS CREEK

1.3 MI W INT CR 25, Choctaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 128

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: KINTERBISH CREEK

?????????????????????????, Choctaw, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

CROMWELL MILL ROA

Good

Over: YANTLEY CREEK

1.1 MI N INT RT 187 * 226, Choctaw, AL

Built 1953 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 600

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

3.1 MI S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 1,160

CO RD 32

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.4 MI E INT RT 215 * 226, Choctaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 2,300

SR 10

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO CREEK

1 MI E. OF LISMAN, Choctaw, AL

Built 2020 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 3,280

CO RD 18

Good

Over: OKATUPPA CREEK

0.4 MI W INT RT 113 * 105, Choctaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 280

CO RD 18

Good

Over: OKATUPPA CREEK RELIEF

0.1 MI W INT 113 * 105, Choctaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 280

SR 10

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

8.1 ml. west of Lisman, Choctaw, AL

Built 2020 Load: 55.0 t ADT: 3,040

SR 10

Good

Over: GILMER CREEK

6 MI E OF BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 1999 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 3,200

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: OAKATUPPA CREEK

3.3 MI.W.INT.C.R.#20*#9, Choctaw, AL

Built 2005 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 400

CUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: KINTERBISH CREEK

?????????????????????????, Choctaw, AL

Built 2006 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 100

CNTY. RD. #9

Good

Over: JACK BRANCH

3.3 MI N INT RT 226 * 215, Choctaw, AL

Built 1953 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 340

SR 10

Good

Over: PICKETT CREEK

BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 4,110

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