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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

All bridges (332)

COUNTY RD 36

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Powell Road, Covington, AL

Built 1981 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 140

CR 102

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Boggan Level Road, Covington, AL

Built 1940 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80

Cravey Bridge Rd

Fair

Over: Yellow River

Cravey Bridge Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1932 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 82

Fair

Over: PATSALIGA RIVER

Gantt Red Level Road, Covington, AL

Built 1964 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 730

COUNTY DIRT ROAD

Fair

Over: HORSE HEAD CREEK

4KM NW OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 75

CO RD #41

Fair

Over: FEAGIN CREEK

Cottle Creek Road, Covington, AL

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 210

US 331 MP 12.309

Fair

Over: BRANCH

250 FT. SOUTH CO RD 20, Covington, AL

Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,770

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: BAYBRANCH

BAY BRANCH Road, Covington, AL

Built 1929 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 210

Walding Road

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

South of Opp, Covington, AL

Built 1900 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 65

COUNTY RD 20

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1/2 MI S OF ELLIOTTS QUAR, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 270

COUNTY RD 42

Fair

Over: CONECUH RIVER

Brooklyn Road, Covington, AL

Built 1952 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,060

HOG FOOT BRIDGE-Br

Fair

Over: HOG FOOT CREEK

CONECUH DISTRICT, Covington, AL

Built 1977 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 3

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

Co Rd 3, Covington, AL

Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 140

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: CONECUH RIVER

HARTS BRIDGE Road, Covington, AL

Built 1977 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 220

Wages Road

Fair

Over: POLLEY CREEK

Wages Road, Covington, AL

Built 1932 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 121

Bell Crossing

Fair

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK

Bell Crossing, Covington, AL

Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 140

COUNTY ROAD #4

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

CR. 4, Covington, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,068

COUNTY RD 42

Fair

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK

1.75 WEST OF OPP, Covington, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 330

COUNTY RD 42

Fair

Over: POLEY CREEK

Opine Rd @ Frank Tisdale, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 360

COUNTY RD 82

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

CR 82 @ County Line, Covington, AL

Built 1930 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 270

COUNTY ROAD 42

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

2 MI EAST OF SANFORD, Covington, AL

Built 1962 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 600

COUNTY RD 82

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

Gantt to Red Level Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 670

US 84 MP 126.276

Fair

Over: ADAMS CREEK

1 MI. W. RIVER FALLS, Covington, AL

Built 1947 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 3,610

COUNTY ROAD 24

Fair

Over: FIVE RUNS CREEK

Open Pond Road, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 350

COUNTY RD 31

Fair

Over: FIVE RUNNS CREEK

Rock Hole Bridge Road, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 490

COUNTY RD 70

Fair

Over: POLEY CREEK

1 MI W US 331 AT VALLEY G, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 280

COUNTY ROAD #4

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

6 MI. E. OF WING, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 990

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

3 MI E OF ANTIOCH, Covington, AL

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 80

SR 55 MP 42.715

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

4.4 MI.N.RED LEVEL, Covington, AL

Built 1976 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 3,800

CO RD #33

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Sutton Rd., Covington, AL

Built 1950 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 110

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: FEAGIN CREEK

Preacher Barfoot Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1935 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 80

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

Patterson Road, Covington, AL

Built 1927 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 110

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Driver Road, Covington, AL

Built 1948 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 80

COUNTY RD 42

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

BARNES ST City of Opp, Covington, AL

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 590

US 29 MP 60.032

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI. N. OF CO.27, Covington, AL

Built 1941 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 1,720

HENDERSON BRDG RD.

Fair

Over: NO NAMED CREEK

Horn Hill Area, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 36

COUNTY RD 21

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

Ard Cr Rd 1/2 mi S of 84, Covington, AL

Built 1928 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY DIRT RD

Fair

Over: LIGHTWOODKNOT CREEK

1MI E OF UNION GROVE CH, Covington, AL

Built 1929 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 110

US 84 MP 119.711

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK RELIEF

.2 MI.E.CONECUH CO.L., Covington, AL

Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,270

COUNTY RD 42

Fair

Over: COPELAND CREEK

Brooklyn Road btwn 59 & 7, Covington, AL

Built 1952 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 1,050

CAMP CREEK BRIDGE-

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

CONECUH DISTRICT, Covington, AL

Built 1990 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 50

CO RD #17

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Moore Road, Covington, AL

Built 1951 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 110

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

3.5 MI W OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 990

COUNTY ROAD #4

Fair

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

3 MI. W OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 990

Bass Road

Fair

Over: FIVE RUNS CREEK

Bass Road, Covington, AL

Built 1996 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: NO NAME CREEK

1/2MI SOUTH OF FIVE RUN, Covington, AL

Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 269

COUNTY RD 25

Fair

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Padget Road, Covington, AL

Built 1982 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 220

US 29 MP 52.280

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI. N. COV. #70, Covington, AL

Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 4,820

SR 55 MP 8.453

Fair

Over: NORTH CREEK

.16 MI. S. COV.20, Covington, AL

Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,130

SR 55 MP 19.494

Fair

Over: FIVE RUN CREEK

1 MI.N.COV.CO.32, Covington, AL

Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,110

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