Total bridges
202
Public highway bridges in Elmore County
County profile · official public datasets
Elmore County, AL
202 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 29.2% rated Good, 67.8% Fair, 3% Poor.
- 202
- Public bridges
- 29.2%
- Good condition
- 3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Elmore County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 35th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 3%
- Poor-condition share
- 202
- public highway bridges
- 1980
- 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.
Elmore County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Elmore County ranks #35 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3%). Elmore County, Alabama contains 202 public highway bridges. Roughly 29.2% are rated “Good,” 67.8% “Fair,” and 3% “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
29.2%
59 of 202 rated 7-9
Fair condition
67.8%
137 of 202 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3%
6 of 202 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#35 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 202 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 29.2% (59)
Fair 67.8% (137)
Poor 3% (6)
Elmore County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,470 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,745 crossings a day against 2,935 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 202 of 202 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.7% of Elmore County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
66 of the 202 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 29.2% 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 47.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
AL 111 over LAKE JORDAN, built 1966, carries 5,020 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 10,470 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Elmore County's bridges were built
202 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 15
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s 12
1960–1969
12 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
53 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
42 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
38 bridges
- 2000s 17
2000–2009
17 bridges
- 2010s 8
2010–2019
8 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 53 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1980, 6 years newer than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Elmore County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Elmore County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (this page) | 202 | 29.2% | 67.8% | 3% | 1980 |
| Escambia County | 200 | 21.5% | 77% | 1.5% | 1973 |
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 Elmore 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 Elmore County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (202 bridges here).
- Clark County, AR · 202 bridges
- St. Francis County, AR · 202 bridges
- Floyd County, GA · 202 bridges
- Union County, MS · 202 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1980 here).
- Tulsa County, OK · avg 1980 · 1,135 bridges
- Miami-Dade County, FL · avg 1980 · 1,057 bridges
- Pulaski County, AR · avg 1980 · 721 bridges
- McLennan County, TX · avg 1980 · 714 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (202)
N ANN AVE(CO 161)
FairOver: GRAVEYARD CREEK
0.5 MI N AL 14, Elmore, AL
Built 1929 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 8,839
AL 63
FairOver: KOWALIGA CRK-LAKE MARTIN
1.5 MI.S.OF TALLAPOOSA CO, Elmore, AL
Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,210
Edgewood Road
FairOver: HUDSON CREEK
800 W of AL143/Main St, Elmore, AL
Built 1972 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 5,288
Goldmine Road
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 14 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL
Built 1950 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 10
Ceaserville Road
FairOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
1.2 MI E OF AL 143, Elmore, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 3,632
Rifle Range Road
FairOver: WALLAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 36 T21N RL8E, Elmore, AL
Built 1969 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 336
Rifle Range Road
FairOver: CHUBBAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 17 T17N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 300
MILL CREEK RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2 M. E OF US 231, Elmore, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 20
AL 14
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
IN TOWN OF TALLASSEE, Elmore, AL
Built 1941 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 12,810
Brenson Creek Road
FairOver: BRENSON BRANCH
SEC 23 T17N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 20
Sewell Road
FairOver: WEOKA CREEK
SEC.20 T20N R18E, Elmore, AL
Built 1951 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 360
Union Road
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 3 T19N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1989 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 85
COUNTY ROAD NO 23
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK EMBANKMENT
1.0MI N OF AL 111, Elmore, AL
Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,877
AL.212
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
IN CITY OF WETUMPKA, Elmore, AL
Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,080
Grandview Road
FairOver: HUDSON CREEK
400 W of AL143/Main St., Elmore, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 518
Balm Road
FairOver: PATTERSON CREEK
SEC2 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 300
ROSE HILL RD.
FairOver: HUDSON CREEK
700 W of AL143/Main St, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 881
Willow Springs RD
FairOver: HARWELL MILL CREEK
1.2 MILES E OF ST 231, Elmore, AL
Built 1999 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,064
Tram Road
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
2.0 MI W OF CO.RD.23, Elmore, AL
Built 1961 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 392
AL 111
FairOver: PIGEON ROOST CREEK
4.7MI.N.OFAL.14, Elmore, AL
Built 1993 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 4,730
BALTZER RD
FairOver: CALLAWAY CREEK
3.1MILES N. OF ST 14, Elmore, AL
Built 1999 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 80
Double Bridge
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 5 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL
Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 160
US 231 SBL
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER RELIEF
1.3 MI.N.OF TALLAPOOSA RI, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 12,915
US 231 NORTH
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER RELIEF
1.3 M. N.TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 12,915
Grier Road
FairOver: S FORK SOFKAHATCHEE CK
SEC 10 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1976 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 972
Chalkhill Road
FairOver: TUMPKAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 24 T18N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1987 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 10
AL.14
FairOver: AL.POWER CO.CANAL
4.0 MI.W.OF WETUMPKA, Elmore, AL
Built 1965 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 11,550
CO RD 037
FairOver: MORTAR CREEK
SEC 13 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
US 31 NBL
FairOver: ALA RIVER RELIEF
0.5 MI N MONTG CO LINE, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 11,205
I65 SBL
FairOver: AL RIVER RELIEF NO.11
0.2 MI N OF MONTG CO, Elmore, AL
Built 1972 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35,045
US 231 SBL
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER RELIEF
0.4 MI.N.OF TALLAPOOSA RI, Elmore, AL
Built 1992 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 16,115
US 231
FairOver: BLACK DRINK BRANCH
1.0 MI.S.OF COOSA CO LINE, Elmore, AL
Built 1931 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,120
AL 14
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI.E.OF US 231, Elmore, AL
Built 1929 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 7,260
Cobbs Ford Road
FairOver: Mill Creek
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Built 1999 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 5,580
Lindsey Road
FairOver: STEARNS CREEK
1.0 MI S OF CO RD 55, Elmore, AL
Built 1998 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 30
Sewell Road
FairOver: PINKSTON CREEK
SEC 27 T20N R18E, Elmore, AL
Built 1977 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 360
Rucker Road
FairOver: MORTAR CREEK
SEC 24 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1988 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 62
COOSADA PARKWAY
FairOver: COOSADA CREEK
0.4 MI S OF CO RD 23, Elmore, AL
Built 1997 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,000
AL 14
FairOver: CHUBBEHATCHEE CREEK
1.0 MI.W.OF AL 63, Elmore, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 6,020
AL.14
FairOver: HANEY CREEK
0.2 MI.W.OF AL 63, Elmore, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 5,250
AL 14
FairOver: TUMPKEEHATCHEE CREEK
2.2 MI.E.OF AL 63, Elmore, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 3,380
AL 14
FairOver: WALLAHATCHEE CREEK#1
4.6 MI.E.OF AL 63, Elmore, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 3,620
AL14
FairOver: WALLAHATCHEE CREEK#2
5.5 MI.E.OF AL.63, Elmore, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 3,620
AL.63
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
3.0 MI.N.OF ECLECTIC, Elmore, AL
Built 1986 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 3,620
BUYCK RD (CO. 429)
FairOver: DUNLAP CREEK
SEC16 T26N R18E, Elmore, AL
Built 1950 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 60
Mt. Hebron Road
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 29 T20N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1975 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 450
Bethlehem Road
FairOver: LITTLE WEOKA CREEK
3.7 MI E OF ST. HWY 231, Elmore, AL
Built 2003 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 35
AL 14
FairOver: CORN CREEK
0.9 MI.E.OF AL 170, Elmore, AL
Built 1929 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 8,890
AL 0229
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER RELIEF
.4M.N. MACON/ELMORELINE, Elmore, AL
Built 2007 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 6,840
AL.14
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
IN TOWN OF WETUMPKA, Elmore, AL
Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12,690
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