Total bridges
332
Public highway bridges in Covington County
County profile · official public datasets
Covington County, AL
332 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 31.9% rated Good, 63% Fair, 5.1% Poor.
- 332
- Public bridges
- 31.9%
- Good condition
- 5.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Covington County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 48th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 5.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 332
- public highway bridges
- 1970
- 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.
Covington County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Covington County ranks #48 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.1%). Covington County, Alabama contains 332 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.9% are rated “Good,” 63% “Fair,” and 5.1% “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
31.9%
106 of 332 rated 7-9
Fair condition
63%
209 of 332 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.1%
17 of 332 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#48 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 332 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 31.9% (106)
Fair 63% (209)
Poor 5.1% (17)
Covington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,590 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 152 crossings a day against 1,391 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 332 of 332 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
53.9% of Covington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
179 of the 332 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 31.9% 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 17% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
COUNTY RD 38 over POLEY CREEK, built 1963, carries 440 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 17-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 2,590 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Covington County's bridges were built
332 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 8
1900–1909
8 bridges
- 1920s 13
1920–1929
13 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
36 bridges
- 1940s 18
1940–1949
18 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
47 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
47 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
23 bridges
- 1980s 18
1980–1989
18 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
53 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
53 bridges
- 2010s 12
2010–2019
12 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 53 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1970) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Covington County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Covington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.1% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1970 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County | 381 | 48.3% | 50.4% | 1.3% | 1991 |
| Shelby County | 344 | 41% | 58.1% | 0.9% | 1981 |
| Covington County (this page) | 332 | 31.9% | 63% | 5.1% | 1970 |
| Limestone County | 324 | 45.1% | 52.8% | 2.2% | 1972 |
| Jackson County | 314 | 29% | 67.2% | 3.8% | 1961 |
| DeKalb County | 300 | 31.3% | 62% | 6.7% | 1967 |
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 Covington 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 Covington County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (332 bridges here).
- Franklin County, KS · 332 bridges
- Dutchess County, NY · 332 bridges
- Goodhue County, MN · 333 bridges
- Passaic County, NJ · 333 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1970 here).
- Hamilton County, OH · avg 1970 · 783 bridges
- Yavapai County, AZ · avg 1970 · 543 bridges
- Garfield County, OK · avg 1970 · 504 bridges
- San Luis Obispo County, CA · avg 1970 · 401 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (332)
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
2 SOUTH OF RIVER RD, Covington, AL
Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 210
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
1 1/2 MI SE OF OPENPOND, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80
Mobley Creek Loop
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
1 mile west of CR7 & CR42, Covington, AL
Built 1930 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 77
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: REEDY CREEK
Ready Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1931 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 220
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
Plank Branch Road, Covington, AL
Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 220
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Welcome Church Road, Covington, AL
Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 110
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
Gorum Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 140
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Lindsey Loop, Covington, AL
Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 80
Chalker Rd.
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Chalker Road, Covington, AL
Built 1939 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: PATSALIGA CREEK BRANCH
Music Road, Covington, AL
Built 1975 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 50
Booker Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Booker Road, Covington, AL
Built 1941 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 80
Joe Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Brooklyn Rd & County line, Covington, AL
Built 1994 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 60
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
1/2 MI N OF COOL SPRINGS, Covington, AL
Built 1940 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 110
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
T Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1934 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 140
Beaver Road
FairOver: DRY CREEK
Beaver Road, Covington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
Swamp Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
N of Loango near Cty line, Covington, AL
Built 1938 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 210
Johnson Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Johnson Road, Covington, AL
Built 1986 Load: 8.9 t ADT: 50
Johnson Qtrs Rd
FairOver: DRY CREEK BRANCH
Johnson Qtrs Rd, Covington, AL
Built 1997 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 55
Oscar Pugh Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Oscar Pugh Road, Covington, AL
Built 1975 Load: 10.3 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Cain Road, Covington, AL
Built 1955 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 230
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
GORUM BRIDGE Road, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 70
CO. DIRT ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
6 MI. SE OF WING, Covington, AL
Built 1985 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 90
Gardners Chapel Rd
FairOver: Holloway Branch
Gardners Chapel Rd, Covington, AL
Built 1933 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Charolais Road, Covington, AL
Built 1948 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 150
Piney Grove Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Between CR72 and CR30, Covington, AL
Built 1934 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 190
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
3 MI SOUTH OF BEULAH CH., Covington, AL
Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 70
COUNTY RD 59
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Falls Road, Covington, AL
Built 1983 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 130
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Henagan Rd, Covington, AL
Built 1956 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Homer Smith Rd, Covington, AL
Built 1973 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 70
Caton Road
FairOver: BERRY CREEK
S of Red Level off CR 21, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 80
Piney Grove Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Between CR 72 and CR 30, Covington, AL
Built 1959 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 180
JH Sellers Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
S of Red Level off CR 21, Covington, AL
Built 1961 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 140
CO. DIRT RD.
FairOver: NO NAME BR.
Riley Road, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 60
Gopher Ridge Rd.
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
1/2 MI N OF FINKS MILL, Covington, AL
Built 1962 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 80
Yellow Rvr Rch Rd
FairOver: DEVIL HEAD CREEK
Yellow Rvr Rch Rd, Covington, AL
Built 1991 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 60
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
1/2 MI E OF BROG WILKERSO, Covington, AL
Built 1960 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 130
Johnson Quarters
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
Johnson quarter road, Covington, AL
Built 1994 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
George Lundy Road, Covington, AL
Built 1931 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 80
CR 89
FairOver: BEAVER POND CREEK
CR 89, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 210
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Sellers Pond Road, Covington, AL
Built 1936 Load: 13.9 t ADT: 60
Davis Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Davis Road, Covington, AL
Built 1936 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 80
PANTHER CREEK
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
CONCECUH DISTRICT, Covington, AL
Built 1980 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1/4 MI W OF ROGERS RD, Covington, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
4.8KM N W OF LOANGO, Covington, AL
Built 1996 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 110
CO RD
FairOver: STREAM
Beaver Dam Road, Covington, AL
Built 1933 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Old Dragstrip Road, Covington, AL
Built 1937 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 140
COUNTY RD
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Cotton Road, Covington, AL
Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 210
COUNTY RD 79
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
Woodall Mill Road, Covington, AL
Built 1976 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 250
Dry Creek Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Dry Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1939 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY RD 47
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
Woodall Mill Road, Covington, AL
Built 1939 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 250
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