Total bridges
200
Public highway bridges in Escambia County
County profile · official public datasets
Escambia County, AL
200 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 21.5% rated Good, 77% Fair, 1.5% Poor.
- 200
- Public bridges
- 21.5%
- Good condition
- 1.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Escambia County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 31%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 200
- 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.
Escambia County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Escambia County ranks #21 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.5%). Escambia County, Alabama contains 200 public highway bridges. Roughly 21.5% are rated “Good,” 77% “Fair,” and 1.5% “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
21.5%
43 of 200 rated 7-9
Fair condition
77%
154 of 200 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.5%
3 of 200 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#21 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 200 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 21.5% (43)
Fair 77% (154)
Poor 1.5% (3)
Escambia County's Poor-condition bridges carry 195 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 65 crossings a day against 1,252 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 200 of 200 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
58.1% of Escambia County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
115 of the 198 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 21.5% 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 51.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
MILLER CREEK BRIDG over MILLER CREEK, built 1964, carries 100 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 195 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Escambia County's bridges were built
198 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 12
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s 21
1950–1959
21 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
59 bridges
- 1970s 17
1970–1979
17 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
24 bridges
- 1990s 18
1990–1999
18 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
29 bridges
- 2010s 8
2010–2019
8 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 59 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 29.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1973) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Escambia County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Escambia County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Escambia County (this page) | 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 Escambia 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 Escambia County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (200 bridges here).
- Clay County, AR · 200 bridges
- Parke County, IN · 200 bridges
- Fayette County, KY · 200 bridges
- Eaton County, MI · 200 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 (154)
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BIG ESCAMBIA CK BRANCH
.2 MI N CANAAN CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1954 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: SILAS MILL CREEK E PRONG
1.5MI S ELAM CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1966 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: RAILROAD BRANCH
1MI E FLOMATON, Escambia, AL
Built 1957 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,250
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.5MI NW APPLETON, Escambia, AL
Built 1949 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: HALL CREEK
1.3 MI. S PINEVIEW, Escambia, AL
Built 1947 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 65
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: PERDIDO CREEK
3MI W FREEMANVILLE, Escambia, AL
Built 1970 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: POLEY CREEK
3MI W DIXIE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 175
FAULKNER RD.
FairOver: Unamed Branch
.4 MI. W OF CR. 55, Escambia, AL
Built 1800 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF
3MI WNW DIXIE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 175
COUNTYROAD
FairOver: NARROW GAP CREEK
3MI SW WALLACE, Escambia, AL
Built 1973 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BROKEN LEG CREEK
.6 MI S CANAAN CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1968 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
1.5MI NE DAMASCUS, Escambia, AL
Built 1962 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 175
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: WETWEATHER CREEK
2.5MI S HUXFORD, Escambia, AL
Built 1941 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: SIZEMORE CREEK
1.5 MI N ROBINSONVILLE, Escambia, AL
Built 1940 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HALL CREEK
1MI W PINEVIEW, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 365
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MENDENHALL CREEK
3MI NE ELAM CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 175
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MONROE CREEK
1MI SW 1ST MARIETTA CH, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 175
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF
3MI W DIXIE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 175
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: INDIAN BRANCH
1 MI S OSAKA, Escambia, AL
Built 1965 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 390
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
2MI SE NOKOMIS, Escambia, AL
Built 1973 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BELL CREEK
1.5 MI N POARCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 65
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.5MI NNW APPLETON, Escambia, AL
Built 1948 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: DIXON BRANCH
1MI ESE TRAVIS, Escambia, AL
Built 1989 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NARROW GAP CREEK
.5 MI W FOSHEE, Escambia, AL
Built 1955 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 580
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AMOS MILL CREEK
4MI NE FISHPOND, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 190
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
1MI W ST JAMES CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1990 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK
.2MI E WALLACE, Escambia, AL
Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 750
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
1MI E BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 675
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
1.5 MI W APPLETON, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 410
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK
3 MI WNW POLLARD, Escambia, AL
Built 1963 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 470
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DEAN CREEK
.2MI E WALLACE, Escambia, AL
Built 1946 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 750
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
2MI N DAMASCUS, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 290
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
1MI ESE BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
.5 MI W MARTINVILLE, Escambia, AL
Built 1984 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 105
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SILAS MILL CREEK
6.5MI E BREWTON, Escambia, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 450
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILDFORK CREEK
1MI E FOSHEE, Escambia, AL
Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 240
SR 41
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
2 MI N US 31, Escambia, AL
Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,425
SR 21
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
0.9 MI N CO RD 1, Escambia, AL
Built 1970 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 15,182
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: HALL CREEK
2MI NW OSAKA, Escambia, AL
Built 1974 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: COWPEN CREEK
2MI N SARDIS CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1974 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 450
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
1.5 MI W APPLETON, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 410
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DIXON MILL CREEK
1MI ENE TRAVIS, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 310
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
4.5MI NW BOONEVILLE CH, Escambia, AL
Built 1965 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
1.5MI E N.BREWTON, Escambia, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 250
LEE STREET
FairOver: MURDER CREEK
0.3 MI E ST JOSEPH ST, Escambia, AL
Built 1978 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,538
SOWELL ROAD
FairOver: KING'S BRANCH
0.2 M N OF DOUGLAS LANE, Escambia, AL
Built 1970 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 37
Rockaway Creek Rd
FairOver: Rocky Branch
1.36 Mi N of Nokomis Rd, Escambia, AL
Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 350
I-65
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK
1.8 MI S SR 41, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 25,106
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CHAVERS CREEK
2MI NW MCCALL SCHOOL, Escambia, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100
US 31 SBL
FairOver: AL RR
2.2 MI N US 29, Escambia, AL
Built 1949 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 3,561
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