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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.

Total bridges

332

Public highway bridges in Covington County

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

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).

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

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Covington County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Baldwin County 381 1.3%
Shelby County 344 0.9%
Covington County (this page) 332 5.1%
Limestone County 324 2.2%
Jackson County 314 3.8%
DeKalb County 300 6.7%

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 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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1970 here).

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

All 332 Good 106 Fair 209 Poor 17

Good-condition bridges (106)

332

Good

Over: PERSIMMON CREEK

CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST, Covington, AL

Built 1976 ADT: 50

SR 55 MP 11.126

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

JCT. COV. CO. # 24, Covington, AL

Built 1940 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 2,360

Sanders Road

Good

Over: Rum Creek

2 miles north of CR 4, Covington, AL

Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 19

Buster Aplin Road

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

Johnson Quarters, Covington, AL

Built 1991 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50

County Road 42

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Brooklyn Rd at Feagin Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,050

COUNTY ROAD 40

Good

Over: SHOTBAG CREEK

Beulah Church Road, Covington, AL

Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK

Point A Road, Covington, AL

Built 2002 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 832

Falco Road

Good

Over: Blackwater Creek

Falco Road, Covington, AL

Built 2021 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 30

Giles Road

Good

Over: Panther Creek

Giles Road, Covington, AL

Built 1986 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 22

Fred Carter Road

Good

Over: Taylor Mill Creek

Fred Carter Road, Covington, AL

Built 1933 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 230

CO. RD 91

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

2 MI. S. OF BEULAH, Covington, AL

Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 290

US 84 MP 144.447

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK

4.2 MI. W.US 331, Covington, AL

Built 1982 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 3,405

US 29 MP 53.039

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.8 MI. S. COV. #82, Covington, AL

Built 1941 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 4,820

MITCHELL ROAD

Good

Over: POLEY CREEK

Mitchell Road, Covington, AL

Built 1933 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

Pinewood Drive

Good

Over: Prestwood Creek

Pinewood Drive, Covington, AL

Built 1962 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,158

COUNTY RD 77

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

Rose Hill Road, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 620

Giles Road

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

Giles Road, Covington, AL

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: POND CREEK

1.5 MI. EAST ST137, Covington, AL

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 286

COUNTY ROAD 97

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

Old School Road, Covington, AL

Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROAD 72

Good

Over: POND CREEK

1 1/4 MILE W HWY 84, Covington, AL

Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 124

US 84 MP 135.972

Good

Over: FIVE RUN CREEK

4.2 MI. E. JCT US 29, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 4,615

US 84 MP 135.972

Good

Over: FIVE RUN CREEK

4.2 MI E. JCT. US 29, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 4,615

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK M.C.

Oakey Streak Rd, Covington, AL

Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 63

CR 59

Good

Over: U.T. Conecuh River

1 Mile SW of Gantt, Covington, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 850

COUNTY ROAD #4

Good

Over: HORSE HEAD CREEK

2 MILE W. OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,085

US 84 MP 128.574

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

1 MI W. OF ANDALUSIA, Covington, AL

Built 1993 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10,280

CO. RD. 17

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Moore Rd., Covington, AL

Built 1960 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 730

SR 54 MP 7.984

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

3.5 MI.E.COV.CO.4, Covington, AL

Built 1983 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 830

US 84 MP 129.537

Good

Over: PRESTWOOD MILL CREEK

2.2 MI.W.US 29, Covington, AL

Built 1985 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 8,630

US 84 646.328

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

84 BI-PASS WEST OF OPP, Covington, AL

Built 2004 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,280

US 84 MP 144.577

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT RELIEF

4.0 MI.W. US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 3,405

COUNTY ROAD 99

Good

Over: ADAMS POND CREEK

County Rd 99, Covington, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 200

C0.RD. 20

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

2 MI. N. OF N. CREEK CH., Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 270

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK RELIEF

7 MILES NORTH OF GANTT, Covington, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 63

US 84 MP 136.923

Good

Over: FIVE RUN BRANCH

5.2 MI. E. US 29, Covington, AL

Built 2004 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 4,150

Falco Road

Good

Over: Blackwater Creek

Falco Road, Covington, AL

Built 1988 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 22

U.S.84 646.328

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

84 BY-PASS WEST OF OPP, Covington, AL

Built 2004 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,280

COUNTY RD 42

Good

Over: MOBLEY CREEK

Brooklyn Rd at Mobley Cr, Covington, AL

Built 1955 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,100

U S 29 MP 52.787

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

4 MI N ANDALUSIA, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 4,820

US 84 MP 142.481

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER RELIEF

5.1 MI.WEST US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,405

Oglesby Road

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Oglesby Road, Covington, AL

Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 100

PANTHER CREEK

Good

Over: CO DIRT ROAD

Giles Road, Covington, AL

Built 2012 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 50

CO. RD. 45

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Lindsey Bridge Road, Covington, AL

Built 1999 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 540

Bass Bridge Road

Good

Over: Bay Branch

Bass Bridge Road, Covington, AL

Built 2015 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 80

SR-12 MP 142.481

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER RELIEF

5.1 MI. WEST OF US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2013 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 3,405

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

2 MI. W OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,085

COUNTY ROAD 89

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Co Rd 89, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 210

US 84 MP 144.577

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CK.REL.

4.0 MI. W.US 331, Covington, AL

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,405

COUNTY ROAD 70

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK

1MI EAST OF 331, Covington, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 870

CO RD # 89

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1 MI SW LAWRENCE TOWER, Covington, AL

Built 1951 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 250

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