Total bridges
206
Public highway bridges in Dale County
County profile · official public datasets
Dale County, AL
206 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 42.7% rated Good, 57.3% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 206
- Public bridges
- 42.7%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Dale County posts a top-1% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 1%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 206
- public highway bridges
- 1973
- 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.
Dale County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Dale County ranks #1 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Dale County, Alabama contains 206 public highway bridges. Roughly 42.7% are rated “Good,” 57.3% “Fair,” and 0% “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
42.7%
88 of 206 rated 7-9
Fair condition
57.3%
118 of 206 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 206 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#1 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 206 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 42.7% (88)
Fair 57.3% (118)
Poor 0% (0)
48.5% of Dale County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
100 of the 206 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 42.7% 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.
When Dale County's bridges were built
206 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1940s 12
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
50 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
26 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
33 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
31 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
38 bridges
- 2000s 8
2000–2009
8 bridges
- 2010s 3
2010–2019
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 50 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1973) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Dale County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Dale County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1973 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale County (this page) | 206 | 42.7% | 57.3% | 0% | 1973 |
| Geneva County | 205 | 34.6% | 62% | 3.4% | 1976 |
| Russell County | 205 | 34.6% | 62.4% | 2.9% | 1974 |
| Greene County | 204 | 45.1% | 52% | 2.9% | 1973 |
| Marengo County | 203 | 61.1% | 33% | 5.9% | 1984 |
| Elmore County | 202 | 29.2% | 67.8% | 3% | 1980 |
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 Dale 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 Dale County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (206 bridges here).
- Henry County, IN · 206 bridges
- Audubon County, IA · 206 bridges
- Bourbon County, KS · 206 bridges
- Pemiscot County, MO · 206 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1973 here).
- Erie County, NY · avg 1973 · 906 bridges
- Davidson County, TN · avg 1973 · 832 bridges
- Lancaster County, PA · avg 1973 · 801 bridges
- Sacramento County, CA · avg 1973 · 740 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (118)
COUNTY ROAD 67
FairOver: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-31 T-5-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1950 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 520
COUNTY ROAD 33
FairOver: SIKES CREEK
SEC-3 T-7-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1951 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 898
SR 37 MP 0.748
FairOver: WIREGRASS CENTRAL RR
TANK HILL GATE FT RUCKER, Dale, AL
Built 1943 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROAD 59
FairOver: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-27 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1954 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 407
SR 105 MP 5.224
FairOver: JUDAH CREEK
.2 MI.S.DALE CO 54, Dale, AL
Built 1945 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,850
SR 134 MP 37.479
FairOver: STREAM
2.5 MI. E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL
Built 1943 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,460
CO. HWY.21
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC-35 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,473
HATCH RD #1
FairOver: BROOKING MIll CREEK
W OF HANCHEY FIELD RD, Dale, AL
Built 1978 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 540
CR. 56 J.B. CHAPMA
FairOver: HARRISON MILL CREEK
SEC 2 T-3-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1962 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 1,853
HWY 36
FairOver: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-22 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,595
COUNTY ROAD 14
FairOver: KILLEBREW MILL CREEK
SEC-12 T-4-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 442
CO.HWY. 14
FairOver: KELLY CREEK
SEC-3 T-4-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 442
SR 105 MP 12.272
FairOver: CHOCTAWH. RIVER RELIEF
3 MI.N.SKIPPERVILLE, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 530
CO RD 73
FairOver: BLACKWOOD CREEK
SEC-28 T-5-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 439
COUNTY ROAD 68
FairOver: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-10 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 89
HWY 68
FairOver: LITTLE JUDY CREEK
SEC-7 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 132
COUNTY ROAD 83
FairOver: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-10 T-5-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 552
HWY 121
FairOver: LITTLE CHOC RIVER
SEC-33 T-4-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 121
COUNTY ROAD 19
FairOver: LITTLE JUDY CREEK
SEC-18 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 111
CR 55
FairOver: MOSSY CAMP BRANCH
SEC-36 T-4-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1981 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 643
JOHNSON ROAD #2
FairOver: TRIB OF CLAYBANK CRK
NE OF STRUCTURE 25456, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20
RIFF RD
FairOver: TRIB OF STEEP HEAD CREEK
SE OF STRUCTURE 25463, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100
FORESTRY ACESS RD
FairOver: TRIB OF CLAYBANK CREEK
S OF W HWY 27, Dale, AL
Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10
HWY 37
FairOver: BURNT MILL CREEK
SEC-19 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 105
COUNTY ROAD 19
FairOver: JUDY CREEK
SEC-15 T-7-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1983 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 111
SR 105 MP 12.362
FairOver: WEST FORK CHOCTAWH.RIVER
3.1 MI.N.SKIPPERVILLE, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 530
CO. HWY 67
FairOver: KELLY CREEK
SEC-12 T-4-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 520
US 231 MP 30.576
FairOver: SR 134 * C.S.X. R.R.
JCT. SR.134, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 9,115
US 231 MP 30.576
FairOver: SR 134 * C.S.X. R.R.
JCT. SR 134, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 9,115
SR 105 MP 1.266
FairOver: BRANCH
1.3 MI.N SR. 27, Dale, AL
Built 1948 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 4,160
SR 105 MP 13.770
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
.1 MI.S.DALE CO.67, Dale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 530
ANDREWS AVENUE
FairOver: CLAYBANK CRK
SE OF STRUCTURE 40161, Dale, AL
Built 1975 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
ANDREWS AVE
FairOver: UNKNOWN STREAM
SE OF STRUCTURE 09812, Dale, AL
Built 1975 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
ENGINEER RD
FairOver: DILLY BRANCH
WEST OF HATCH RD, Dale, AL
Built 1975 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
FORESTRY ACCESS RD
FairOver: GIN BRANCH
WEST OF S COUNTY RD 21, Dale, AL
Built 1999 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 10
AIRPORT ROAD
FairOver: CLAYBANK CREEK TRIB
EAST OF ANDREWS AVE, Dale, AL
Built 1978 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
CHRISTIAN RD
FairOver: WHITTAKER CRK
SE OF STRUCTURE 24230, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
CHRISTIAN RD
FairOver: CLAYBANK CRK
NW OF STRUCTURE 24229, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
CHRISTIAN RD
FairOver: STEEPHEAD CRK
W OF STRUCTURE 24230, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
HATCH RD #2
FairOver: GIN BRANCH
N OF W HWY 134, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
FORESTRY ACCESS
FairOver: BLACKS MILL CRK
SE OF STRUCTURE 25444, Dale, AL
Built 1998 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 15
ECH RD
FairOver: BLACKS MILL CRK
NE OF STRUCTURE 40153, Dale, AL
Built 1976 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20
JOHNSON ROAD #1
FairOver: TRIB OF CLAYBANK CREEK
SE OF STRUCTURE 25462, Dale, AL
Built 1981 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 100
FORESTY ACCESS RD
FairOver: TRIB CLAYBANK CRK
NW OF STRUCTURE 25456, Dale, AL
Built 1998 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20
BAILY RD
FairOver: STEEP HEAD CRK
N OF COUNTY RD 700, Dale, AL
Built 1974 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 100
FARRELL RD
FairOver: CLAYBANK CREEK
SE OF STRUCTURE 24231, Dale, AL
Built 1976 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
LOWE FIELD RD
FairOver: HARRAND CREEK
NW OF STRUCTURE 09812, Dale, AL
Built 1979 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 540
AL 605
FairOver: HARRISON MILL CREEK
150 NORTH OF DALE CO 10, Dale, AL
Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,971
COUNTY ROAD 563
FairOver: WILLIAM CREEK
SEC-32 T-4-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD 1
FairOver: LINE CREEK
SEC-6 T-3-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1963 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 502
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