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.
Fair-condition bridges (209)
CO. DIRT RD.
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
Southwind Road., Covington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 80
HOLLIS CREEK
FairOver: CO. DIRT RD.
Houston Crossing, Covington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 50
Zell Ready Rd.
FairOver: NO NAMED CREEK
Zell Ready Rd., Covington, AL
Built 2002 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 36
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: FIVE RUNNS CREEK
Bass Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1995 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: SHOTBAG CREEK
Donaldson Road, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROAD 91
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Hattaway Road, Covington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 290
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
Barton Road, Covington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
Fox Den Road, Covington, AL
Built 1997 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD 23
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Hester Store Road, Covington, AL
Built 1997 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 350
Fletcher Road
FairOver: PRESTWOOD CREEK
Btwn Andy & River falls, Covington, AL
Built 1996 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 140
COUNTY ROAD 19
FairOver: COKER CREEK
Creek Wood Road, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 220
CO. DIRT ROAD
FairOver: REEDY CREEK
Josey Road, Covington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 100
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
1.25 MI. E. OF CO. RD. 89, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 53
CO. DIRT RD.
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Catoe Road, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 90
Harts Bridge Road
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Harts Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1958 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 90
CO. RD. 61
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Weant Road, Covington, AL
Built 1998 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROAD 95
FairOver: WEST FORK CREEK
Adams Road, Covington, AL
Built 1931 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 290
CO RD. 85
FairOver: PRICES CREEK
North Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 270
COUNTY DIRT RD.
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Carlisle Road, Covington, AL
Built 1976 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 110
CO. DIRT RD.
FairOver: BLACK WATER CREEK
Adkison Road, Covington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 90
CO DIRT RD.
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
Barton Road, Covington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 80
COUNTY RD 101
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Midway Drive, Covington, AL
Built 1932 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 220
CO. RD. 7
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Turkey Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1970 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 130
CO. RD. 7
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
Turkey Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1970 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 110
T BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
T Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 75
COUNTY ROAD 82
FairOver: FIVE RUN CREEK
CR 82 N of Straughn, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 220
WIDE BABBIE ROAD
FairOver: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK
Babbie Road, Covington, AL
Built 1998 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 440
CO DIRT RD.
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
1.5 M NW SMYRNA CHURCH, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 40
COUNTY RD 45
FairOver: FIVE RUNS CREEK
Lindsey Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1951 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 520
CO RD # 4
FairOver: FINKS MILL POND
7 MI E OF FLORALA, Covington, AL
Built 1900 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 302
US 29 MP 32.078
FairOver: BRANCH
2 MI. S. SR 137, Covington, AL
Built 1929 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,210
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
1 MI. W OF MT. CHAPEL CH, Covington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 80
CO. RD. 10
FairOver: CORNER CREEK
Co Rd 10, Covington, AL
Built 1956 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 220
US 29 57.273
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.1 MI.S.OF CO.61, Covington, AL
Built 1926 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 1,720
COUNTY ROAD 45
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
Red Oak Road, Covington, AL
Built 2002 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 240
COUNTY ROAD 93
FairOver: STREAM
Fleeta School Road, Covington, AL
Built 1960 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 220
CO. RD. 85
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
Red Oak Rd S of Onycha, Covington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 270
COUNTY ROAD 23
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
Hester Store Road, Covington, AL
Built 1982 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 300
CLARK ROAD
FairOver: CORNER CREEK
Clark Road, Covington, AL
Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 50
CO RD 45
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Jody Wiggins Road, Covington, AL
Built 2013 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 290
COUNTY RD 25
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Padget Road, Covington, AL
Built 1982 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 220
CO RD #77
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER BRANCH
Rose Hill Road, Covington, AL
Built 1961 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 270
COUNTY RD 82
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Gantt Red Level Road, Covington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 730
COUNTY RD 73
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Cantaline Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1960 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 480
COUNTY RD 70
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
4 MILE E ANDALUSIA, Covington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 280
COUNTY ROAD 93
FairOver: POND CREEK
Fleeta Road, Covington, AL
Built 1961 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 220
CO RD 59
FairOver: GUNTER MILL CREEK
Huggins Road, Covington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 150
N. MAIN OLD US 331
FairOver: BRANCH
.5 MI.N.JCT.US 84, Covington, AL
Built 1940 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 8,570
COUNTY RD 31
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Rock Hole Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1956 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 280
COUNTY ROAD 57
FairOver: MANCIL CREEK
Mill Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1959 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 100
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