Total bridges
186
Public highway bridges in Fayette County
County profile · official public datasets
Fayette County, AL
186 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 30.6% rated Good, 68.3% Fair, 1.1% Poor.
- 186
- Public bridges
- 30.6%
- Good condition
- 1.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Fayette County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 19%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 186
- public highway bridges
- 1969
- 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.
Fayette County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Fayette County ranks #13 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.1%). Fayette County, Alabama contains 186 public highway bridges. Roughly 30.6% are rated “Good,” 68.3% “Fair,” and 1.1% “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
30.6%
57 of 186 rated 7-9
Fair condition
68.3%
127 of 186 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.1%
2 of 186 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#13 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 186 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 30.6% (57)
Fair 68.3% (127)
Poor 1.1% (2)
Fayette County's Poor-condition bridges carry 385 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 193 crossings a day against 411 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 186 of 186 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
61.3% of Fayette County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
114 of the 186 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 30.6% 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 85.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
COUNTY RD. 63 over GEORGE CREEK, built 1956, carries 330 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 385 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Fayette County's bridges were built
186 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 17
1920–1929
17 bridges
- 1930s 1
1930–1939
1 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
50 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
29 bridges
- 1970s 15
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
26 bridges
- 1990s 19
1990–1999
19 bridges
- 2000s 15
2000–2009
15 bridges
- 2010s 7
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 50 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1969, 5 years older than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Fayette County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Fayette County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.1% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1969 against a peer-group mean of 1971 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County | 189 | 27% | 72% | 1.1% | 1976 |
| Chilton County | 189 | 50.3% | 48.7% | 1.1% | 1972 |
| Fayette County (this page) | 186 | 30.6% | 68.3% | 1.1% | 1969 |
| Chambers County | 185 | 51.9% | 40% | 8.1% | 1973 |
| St. Clair County | 183 | 27.3% | 71% | 1.6% | 1967 |
| Lamar County | 181 | 26% | 71.8% | 2.2% | 1966 |
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 Fayette 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 Fayette County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (186 bridges here).
- Adams County, IA · 186 bridges
- Marion County, MO · 186 bridges
- Coshocton County, OH · 186 bridges
- Montgomery County, TN · 186 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1969 here).
- Cook County, IL · avg 1969 · 1,721 bridges
- Fresno County, CA · avg 1969 · 916 bridges
- Cuyahoga County, OH · avg 1969 · 871 bridges
- Ventura County, CA · avg 1969 · 501 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (186)
CO RT 12
FairOver: SIPSEY RIVER RELIEF
0.8 E OF NEWTONVILLE, Fayette, AL
Built 1962 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 168
CO RD 44
FairOver: DRY CREEK
12 MI NE OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 410
AL-171
FairOver: Hubbert Mill Creek
Camp Comfort Lake, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 2,437
AL-129
FairOver: Stud Hoss Creek
1.8 MI N Hubbertville, Fayette, AL
Built 1952 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 628
AL-13
FairOver: Boxes Creek
3.5 MI S Walker Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1957 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,439
AL-18
FairOver: Sipsey River
0.5 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1973 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,953
AL-18
FairOver: Sipsey River Relief
0.1 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1973 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,953
AL-18
FairOver: Sipsey River Relief
0.2 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1973 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,953
AL-18
FairOver: Sipsey River Relief
0.3 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1973 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,953
AL-171
FairOver: Stewart Creek
2.3 MI S Bobo, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 2,313
AL-171
FairOver: Branch
2.5 MI S JCT SR 159, Fayette, AL
Built 1953 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,103
CR. 53
FairOver: HARRIS CREEK
6 MI. NE OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1955 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 386
CR 9
FairOver: BOXES CREEK
5.5 MI E OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 89
Al-13
FairOver: Clear Creek
2.0 MI N SR 18, Fayette, AL
Built 1957 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,032
CR 81
FairOver: FULTON CREEK
4.5 MI. NE OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 75
AL-13
FairOver: NS Railroad
2.1 MI N JCT SR 18, Fayette, AL
Built 1957 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,032
AL-18
FairOver: North River
0.2 MI E JCT SR 13, Fayette, AL
Built 1984 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,893
CR 51
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.8 MI. E OF KIRKLAND, Fayette, AL
Built 1957 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 151
Al-171
FairOver: Branch
0.5 MI N Brewer College, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,221
AL-18
FairOver: Luxapallilia Crk Relief
2.8 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,312
AL-171
FairOver: Cains Ridge Creek
0.2 MI S JCT SR 159, Fayette, AL
Built 1952 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,285
CO RT 24
FairOver: SIPSEY RIVER
1.0 W OF WHITES CHAPEL, Fayette, AL
Built 1974 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 170
CR 53
FairOver: HOLLINGSWORTH MILL CREEK
3.1 MI. S OF HUBBERTVILLE, Fayette, AL
Built 1954 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 200
AL-171
FairOver: Musgrove Creek
0.2 MI S JCT AL-102, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,504
KIRKLAND RD.
FairOver: HELLS CREEK
1.25 MI SE OF BLUFF, Fayette, AL
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 60
CO RD 30
FairOver: NORTH RIVER
2.0 MI W OF BERRY, Fayette, AL
Built 1991 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 150
AL-96
FairOver: Beaver Creek
1.1 MI E Lamar Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1984 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 1,693
AL-96
FairOver: Trib. of Luxapallila Ck.
4.4 MI E Lamar Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1984 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,846
COUNTY ROAD 47
FairOver: HELLS CREEK
1.0 MI W BLUFF, Fayette, AL
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 79
AL-96
FairOver: NS RailRoad
Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1929 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 2,803
AL-159
FairOver: Branch
2.9 MI S JCT SR 171, Fayette, AL
Built 1956 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,434
AL-171
FairOver: Lynn Creek
Brotherton Cemetery, Fayette, AL
Built 1952 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,230
AL-18
FairOver: Hell Creek
1.2 MI E Lamar Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,620
CO RT 63
FairOver: NORTH RIVER
7.0 N OF BERRY, Fayette, AL
Built 1953 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 130
COUNTY ROAD 52
FairOver: BARRON CREEK
2.5 MI S OF BAZEMORE, Fayette, AL
Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 85
AL-18
FairOver: Luxapallilia Creek
3.0 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,312
CO 87
FairOver: STEWART CREEK
5.5 MI. S OF WINFIELD, Fayette, AL
Built 1963 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: MOSS CREEK
2.0 MI. N OF BOBO, Fayette, AL
Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 122
MADISON RD.
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.0 MILE SE BERRY, Fayette, AL
Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 60
BURROW RD.
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
7 MI. SE OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 65
SEXTON RD.
FairOver: BOXES CREEK
4.0 MI E OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1983 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 98
COUNTY RD 110
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5 S OF BELK, Fayette, AL
Built 1983 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 80
AL-18
FairOver: Branch
0.3 MI W of Stough, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,720
COUNTY ROAD NO 36
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK RELIEF
2 MILES EAST OF WAYSIDE, Fayette, AL
Built 2003 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 883
BETHABARA RD.
FairOver: HELLS CREEK
3.5MILES SOUTH OF BLUFF, Fayette, AL
Built 1964 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 71
HOUSH CHAPEL RD.
FairOver: MUSGROVE CHAPEL
8 MI. N OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 75
AL-18
FairOver: Trib. of Hells Creek
0.5 MI E Lamar Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1929 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,520
AL-102
FairOver: Wolf Creek
0.1 MI W Walker Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1956 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 850
COPRICH RD.
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
2.0 MI W OF NEWTONVILLE, Fayette, AL
Built 1989 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 51
CR 23
FairOver: LUXPALLILA TRIBUTARY
4 MI. NW OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1960 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 150
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