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Crenshaw County, AL

171 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 45% rated Good, 53.2% Fair, 1.8% Poor.

171
Public bridges
45%
Good condition
1.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

Top 36%
lowest Poor share in state
1.8%
Poor-condition share
171
public highway bridges
1978
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.

Crenshaw County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Crenshaw County ranks #24 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.8%). Crenshaw County, Alabama contains 171 public highway bridges. Roughly 45% are rated “Good,” 53.2% “Fair,” and 1.8% “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

171

Public highway bridges in Crenshaw County

Good condition

45%

77 of 171 rated 7-9

Fair condition

53.2%

91 of 171 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.8%

3 of 171 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#24 of 67

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

Condition distribution

Share of 171 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
45% (77)
Fair
53.2% (91)
Poor
1.8% (3)

Crenshaw County's Poor-condition bridges carry 575 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 192 crossings a day against 879 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 171 of 171 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

43.3% of Crenshaw County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

74 of the 171 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 45% 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 96.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

COUNTY ROAD 11 over BEAVER BRANCH RELIEF, built 1961, carries 555 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 575 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Crenshaw County's bridges were built

171 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 33 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Alabama average (1974).

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

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

The 5 Alabama counties nearest Crenshaw County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.8% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1970 is 8 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Crenshaw County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Colbert County 172 1.7%
Marshall County 172 8.7%
Crenshaw County (this page) 171 1.8%
Pike County 169 1.2%
Wilcox County 168 13.7%
Cherokee County 167 0%

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 Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AL (171 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1978 here).

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

All bridges (171)

BEST RD.

Fair

Over: MILL BRANCH

BEST RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1993 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 55

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: SHINGLEPILE CREEK

MT. IDA RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 118

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: DELVIN BRANCH

S. GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 440

GOURDNECK ROAD

Fair

Over: POND CREEK

GOURDNECK ROAD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

CLUB POND RD.

Fair

Over: BRYAN MILL CREEK

CLUB POND RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1980 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

POND CREEK RD.

Fair

Over: POND CREEK

POND CREEK ROAD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1980 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60

MULBERRY RD.

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

MULBERRY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

BRADLEYTON RD.

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

BRADLEYTON RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 28

Fair

Over: BROADHEAD CREEK

N. GOSHEN RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1962 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 515

GOLDEN RD.

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

GOLDEN RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1984 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 45

SR 97 MP 6.444

Fair

Over: BRANCH

6.5 MI.N.JCT.US331, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1940 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 2,780

DANIEL BRANCH RD.

Fair

Over: DANIELS MILL BRANCH

DANIEL BRANCH RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 55

SR 106 MP 34.147

Fair

Over: SUCKER CREEK

.6 MI.E.CRENSHAW 77, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1950 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 440

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: POND CREEK

LIVE OAK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1957 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 384

MCGOUGH RD.

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

MCGOUGH RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 75

SR 106 MP 31.280

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4.6 MI.E.BUTLER LINE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1956 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 630

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: CAT CREEK

LAPINE HWY., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 395

WALLACE RD.

Fair

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH

WALLACE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

S. GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 640

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: PROVIDENCE CREEK

GIN CREEK RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 215

TAYLORS CROSSROADS

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK

TAYLORS CROSSROAD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: SKIPPER MILL BRANCH

CENTER RIDGE RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 175

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

IVY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 370

COUNTY ROAD 77

Fair

Over: SILOAM CREEK

IVY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 743

WRIGHT ROAD

Fair

Over: BRAIR BRANCH

WRIGHT RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD 5

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

S. GOSHEN RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1962 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 338

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: SPINCER BRANCH

S. GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1986 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 840

US 331 MP 47.561

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2 MI. N. OF BRANTLEY, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1938 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 6,190

EL BETHEL RD.

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

EL BETHEL RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1965 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: TAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

NEW BETHEL CHURCH RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 385

SR 106 MP 27.663

Fair

Over: LITTLE PINEY WOODS CREEK

1.MI.E.BUTLER CO.LINE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1956 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 700

US 331 MP 48.807

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.5 MI.N.OF BRANTLEY, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1938 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 6,190

US 331 MP 47.981

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.4 MI.N. OF BRANTLEY, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1999 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 6,190

US 29 MP 68.688

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.9 MI. S. SR 106, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1923 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 1,980

COUNTY ROAD 54

Fair

Over: STRINGER MILL CREEK

DANIELVILLE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1965 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 92

COUNTY ROAD 57

Fair

Over: GIN CREEK

GIN CREEK RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1962 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 215

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: POND CREEK TRIBUTARY

LIVE OAK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1957 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 210

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK TRIBUTARY

LAPINE HWY., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1951 Load: 85.9 t ADT: 395

SR 106 MP 29.464

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

2.8 M.E.BUTLER CO.LINE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 700

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: TAN CREEK

NEW BETHEL CHURCH RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 385

CLUB POND RD.

Fair

Over: MOODY MILL CREEK

CLUB POND RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1978 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

US 29 MP 69.183

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.5 MI.S. SR 106, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1923 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,980

PARKER CREEK RD.

Good

Over: PARKER CREEK

PARKER CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1997 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 10

FERRENE RD.

Good

Over: SIKES MILL CREEK

FERRENE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 80

US 29 MP 63.897

Good

Over: WOLFPIT CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF DOZIER, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1924 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,440

SURLES ROAD

Good

Over: BEDSOLE BRANCH

SURLES RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2002 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 17

SR 10 MP 143.452

Good

Over: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK

.5 MI.W.OF RUTLEDGE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1985 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 3,690

GLENWOOD AVE

Good

Over: STREAM

LUVERNE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1995 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 400

BRADLEYTON RD.

Good

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

BRADLEYTON RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 65

US 29 MP 70.995

Good

Over: POSSUM BRANCH

1.4 MI. N. SR 106, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1923 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,980
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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