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)
US 231 MP 56.381
FairOver: PEA RIVER
0.5 MI. N. SR 123, Dale, AL
Built 1970 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 7,235
SR 123 MP 24.445
FairOver: KLONDIKE CREEK
3 MI. N. SR 134, Dale, AL
Built 1926 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,210
US 231 MP 34.953
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
4.1 MI. N. SR 134, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,850
US 231 MP 34.953
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
4.1 MI N.SR 134, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,850
MARLEY MILL RD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
SEC-13 T-6-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 695
US 231 MP 48.098
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3.2 MI. N. SR 27, Dale, AL
Built 1967 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 6,600
COUNTY ROAD 72
FairOver: EAST FORK BLACKS CREEK
SEC-7 T-7-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 200
HWY 19
FairOver: BLACKS CREEK
SEC-21 T-7-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1983 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 111
SR 27 MP 63.976
FairOver: DEAL CREEK
0.7 MI.S.HENRY CO. L., Dale, AL
Built 1976 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 960
COUNTY ROAD 60
FairOver: LITTLE JUDY CREEK
SEC-30 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1973 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 334
SR 123 MP 43.822
FairOver: C.S.X.T. RAILROAD
2 MI. N. OF ARITON, Dale, AL
Built 1941 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,010
US 231 MP 56.131
FairOver: PEA RIVER RELIEF
0.2 MI. N.SR.123, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,235
HWY 59
FairOver: BIG CREEK
SEC-10 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1958 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 1,400
COUNTY ROAD 445
FairOver: COWPEN CREEK
SEC-18 T-4-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1984 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 2,217
COUNTY ROAD 75
FairOver: PARAMORE CREEK
SEC-19 T-4-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 875
US 231 MP 56.131
FairOver: PEA RIVER RELIEF
0.2 MI. N. SR 123, Dale, AL
Built 1970 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 7,235
US 231 MP 35.264
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER R.
4.4 MI. N. SR. 134, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 8,850
US 231 MP 35.264
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER R.
4.4 MI. N. AL. 134, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 8,850
US 231 MP 48.098
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3.2 MI. N. SR 27, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,600
US 231 MP 44.712
FairOver: LITTLE CLAYBANK CREEK
JCT. US-231 * SR-27, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 9,325
US 231 MP 44.712
FairOver: LITTLE CLAYBANK CREEK
JCT. US-231 * SR-27, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 9,305
MIXON SCHOOL ROAD
FairOver: WILLOW OAKS BRANCH
SEC-9 T-5-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1966 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,575
COUNTY ROAD 64
FairOver: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-30 T-7-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1970 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 235
HWY 68
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
SEC-7 T-7-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1984 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 132
HWY 38
FairOver: CLAYBANK CREEK
R23E T6N SEC. 22, Dale, AL
Built 1988 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 99
HWY 72
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
SEC-4 T-7-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200
US 231 MP 56.381
FairOver: PEA RIVER
0.5 MI. N. SR 123, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 7,235
FAUST AVE
FairOver: STREAM
OZARK, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 1,440
COUNTY ROAD 13
FairOver: JUDY CREEK
SEC-10 T-7-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1983 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 506
CAMPGROUND ROAD
FairOver: FAVORITE CREEK
SEC-22 T-5-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 550
US 84 MP 191.811
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
3 MI. E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 9,165
SR 123 MP 20.901
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
TOWN OF NEWTON, Dale, AL
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,830
ARTILLERY ROAD
FairOver: TRIB CLAYBANK CRK
ADJ TO STRUCTURE 22302, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
ANDREWS AVE
FairOver: WHITAKER CREEK
GOLD COURSE DAM UPSTREAM, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 540
HATCH RD
FairOver: TRIB OF BROOKING MILL CR
N OF KNOX ON HATCH RD, Dale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 540
US-84 MP 187.378
FairOver: CLAYBANK CREEK
1 MI.W. JCT. SR-85, Dale, AL
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,465
SR 105 MP 3.237
FairOver: BRANCH
3.3 MI.N.SR. 27, Dale, AL
Built 1948 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,030
HWY 54
FairOver: SEVENMILE CREEK
SEC-12 T-6-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1967 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 391
COUNTRY CLUB DRIV
FairOver: STREAM
OZARK, Dale, AL
Built 1974 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 620
FORESTRY ACCESS rd
FairOver: BROOKINGMILL CRK
SW OF STRUCTURE 20051, Dale, AL
Built 2010 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 10
US 231 MP 39.061
FairOver: KLONDIKE CREEK
2 MI. S. SR 123, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 17,180
CO HWY 24
FairOver: SNELL BRIDGE CREEK
SEC-28 T-4-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,406
COUNTY ROAD 59
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
SEC-15 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1986 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 407
FAUST AVENUE
FairOver: COUNTY LAKE BRANCH
SEC-22 T-6-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1957 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 900
COUNTY ROAD 63
FairOver: KING CREEK
SEC-15 T-4-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1960 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,298
COUNTY ROAD 67
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
SEC-6 T-6-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 934
DEESE ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
SEC. 5 T-4-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1995 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,500
COUNTY ROAD 10
FairOver: LITT.CHOCTAWHATCHEERIVER
SEC-27 T-4-N R-26-E, Dale, AL
Built 1985 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 394
MIXON SCHOOL RD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC-9 T-5-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1966 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 1,650
SR 105 MP 1.621
FairOver: BRANCH
1.6 MI.N.SR 27, Dale, AL
Built 1948 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,160
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