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)
BEAR HEAD CREEK-Br
FairOver: BEAR HEAD CREEK
CONECUH DISTRICT, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
US 29
FairOver: BRANCH RELIEF
1.5 MI N CO RD 69, Escambia, AL
Built 1930 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,606
County Road
FairOver: Sizemore Creek
3.5 mi N Atmore, Escambia, AL
Built 2014 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 575
S.R. 113 SBL
FairOver: HALL CREEK
5 MI NW US 31, Escambia, AL
Built 1977 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 2,852
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MASON CREEK
3MI W DIXIE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 175
I-65
FairOver: BIG SPRING CREEK
6.8 MI N JCT SR 21, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 23,140
US 29
FairOver: GOOSENECK BRANCH
6.4 MI S CO RD 22, Escambia, AL
Built 2001 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 1,642
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA RELIEF
.5MI S HAMMAC, Escambia, AL
Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 620
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK
.5MI S HAMMAC, Escambia, AL
Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 620
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK
SARDINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1999 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 930
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK RELIEF
1MI E BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1957 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 675
ROSS GATE ROAD
FairOver: WETWEATHER CRK BRNCH
.5M E of PRISON FARM, Escambia, AL
Built 1971 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 432
US 31
FairOver: BLUE BRANCH
0.8 MI S CONECUH CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1928 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 3,878
SR 113
FairOver: I-65
SR 113 @ I65, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,704
US 31
FairOver: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK
0.2 MI N US 29, Escambia, AL
Built 2002 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 15,410
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BAY BRANCH
.1MI S POLLARD, Escambia, AL
Built 1992 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 320
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.5MI S BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 240
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LONG HOLLOW CREEK
1 MI SE BOONEVILLE CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 340
COUNTY ROAD 1
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
NW CORNER ATMORE CITY LMT, Escambia, AL
Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,320
SR 113
FairOver: CSX RR * RINGOLD ST
0.1 MI N AL/FL LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1968 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 12,786
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SEVEN MILE CREEK
1.5MI W N.BREWTON, Escambia, AL
Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINDSEY MILL CREEK
3MI SW RIVERVIEW, Escambia, AL
Built 1991 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,900
US 31
FairOver: THOMPSON BRANCH
1.9 MI S US 29, Escambia, AL
Built 1985 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 3,981
I-65 SB
FairOver: AGR RR * CO RD ATMORE
6.3 MI N BALD CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 11,998
I-65 NB
FairOver: AGR RR * CO RD ATMORE
6.3 MI N BALD CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 11,998
RAILROAD STREET
FairOver: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK
.1 MI. W. OF MLK AVE., Escambia, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 232
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NARROW GAP CREEK
2MI W WALLACE, Escambia, AL
Built 1956 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 570
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: JERNIGAN MILL CREEK
.75 N POLLARD, Escambia, AL
Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 280
US 29
FairOver: MEETING HOUSE CREEK
1.8 MI S CO RD 43, Escambia, AL
Built 1988 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,099
US 29
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3 MI N CO RD 69, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 1,606
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
2MI SW DAMASCUS, Escambia, AL
Built 1956 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 450
US 31
FairOver: FRANKLIN MILL CREEK
0.3 MI N CO RD 18, Escambia, AL
Built 1955 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 9,539
SR 21
FairOver: WET WEATHER CREEK
1.7 MI S CO RD 30, Escambia, AL
Built 1930 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 4,433
US 29
FairOver: BELL BRANCH
3.2 MI S CO RD 22, Escambia, AL
Built 1925 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 1,482
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRAVIS CREEK
.2MI E. RIVERVIEW, Escambia, AL
Built 1948 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 310
I-65 SB
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.2 MI N BALDWIN CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 67.7 t ADT: 26,382
US 29
FairOver: ANGELICO BRANCH
3 MI S CO RD 22, Escambia, AL
Built 1925 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 1,482
SR 21
FairOver: NALLS BEACH BRANCH
2 MI S CO RD 30, Escambia, AL
Built 1930 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 4,433
US 29
FairOver: BRANCH
0.6 MI N CO RD 53, Escambia, AL
Built 1985 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 1,099
US 29
FairOver: BETHEA MILL CREEK
0.5 MI N CO RD 22, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 77.0 t ADT: 1,606
US 29
FairOver: CROSSWAY CREEK
0.1 MI S CO RD 69, Escambia, AL
Built 1988 Load: 78.4 t ADT: 1,606
I-65
FairOver: POND CREEK
3.4 MI N JCT SR 21, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 80.2 t ADT: 23,996
US 31
FairOver: BEE BRANCH
0.2 MI S CONECUH CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1928 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,878
US 31
FairOver: MAYS BRANCH
1.5 MI N CO RD 18, Escambia, AL
Built 1953 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 11,203
I-65
FairOver: DEAN CREEK
4 MI S SR 41, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25,106
I-65 NB
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.2 MI N BALDWIN CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 26,382
I-65 SB
FairOver: BRANCH
2.3 MI N BALDWIN CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,191
I-65 NB
FairOver: BRANCH
2.3 MI N BALDWIN CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,191
I-65
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
1.1 MI S JCT SR 21, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 23,996
US 31
FairOver: JERNIGAN CREEK
6.4 MI N US 29, Escambia, AL
Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,620
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