Total bridges
177
Public highway bridges in Hale County
County profile · official public datasets
Hale County, AL
177 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 49.2% rated Good, 45.8% Fair, 5.1% Poor.
- 177
- Public bridges
- 49.2%
- Good condition
- 5.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Hale County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 47th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 5.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 177
- public highway bridges
- 1972
- 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.
Hale County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hale County ranks #47 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.1%). Hale County, Alabama contains 177 public highway bridges. Roughly 49.2% are rated “Good,” 45.8% “Fair,” and 5.1% “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
49.2%
87 of 177 rated 7-9
Fair condition
45.8%
81 of 177 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.1%
9 of 177 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#47 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 177 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 49.2% (87)
Fair 45.8% (81)
Poor 5.1% (9)
Hale County's Poor-condition bridges carry 540 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 60 crossings a day against 592 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 177 of 177 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
46.9% of Hale County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
83 of the 177 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 49.2% 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 37% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
COUNTY ROAD 21 over ELLIOTTS CREEK RELIEF, built 1960, carries 200 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 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 540 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Hale County's bridges were built
177 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 11
1900–1909
11 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
23 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
34 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
16 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
29 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
26 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
15 bridges
- 2010s 8
2010–2019
8 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 34 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1972) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Hale County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Hale County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.1% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1972 against a peer-group mean of 1972 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County | 181 | 26% | 71.8% | 2.2% | 1966 |
| Blount County | 180 | 12.8% | 79.4% | 7.8% | 1968 |
| Macon County | 177 | 24.9% | 64.4% | 10.7% | 1973 |
| Washington County | 177 | 32.8% | 56.5% | 10.7% | 1981 |
| Hale County (this page) | 177 | 49.2% | 45.8% | 5.1% | 1972 |
| Colbert County | 172 | 31.4% | 66.9% | 1.7% | 1972 |
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 Hale 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 Hale County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (177 bridges here).
- Seminole County, FL · 177 bridges
- Dodge County, MN · 177 bridges
- Pierce County, NE · 177 bridges
- Marion County, TN · 177 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1972 here).
- Santa Clara County, CA · avg 1972 · 964 bridges
- Kern County, CA · avg 1972 · 668 bridges
- York County, PA · avg 1972 · 569 bridges
- Middlesex County, NJ · avg 1972 · 563 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (81)
PAYNE LAKE-Bridge
FairOver: PAYNE LK SPILLWAY
OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Hale, AL
Built 1934 ADT: 100
BURROUGHS ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO SPARKS CREEK
6.2 MI. S. OF HOGGLESVILL, Hale, AL
Built 1960 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50
JONES FARM RD
FairOver: UNKNN TRBTRY TO GREER CR
1/4 MI. E. OF GREER CR., Hale, AL
Built 2013 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD 2
FairOver: TRIB. TO YELLOW CREEK
0.4 MI. S. OF ARCOLA, Hale, AL
Built 1955 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 51
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CRK(RELIEF)
5.5 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1969 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 150
OWL ROAD
FairOver: Owl Road Creek
1.75 MILES WEST CO RD 16, Hale, AL
Built 2012 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 125
COUNTY RT 21
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK
6.9 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1949 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 10
FairOver: BIG PRARIE CREEK
0.4 MI. W. OF SUNSHINE, Hale, AL
Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 21
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK REL.
7.1 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 7
FairOver: POLE CAT CREEK
5 MI. E. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1962 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY RD. 7
FairOver: POLE CAT CREEK RELIEF
5.1 MI.E. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1962 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 16
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CREEK RELIEF
0.6 MI.W. OF CEDARVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1963 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 275
COUNTY ROAD 50
FairOver: ELLIOTTS CREEK
2.4 MI. N. OF PHIPPS, Hale, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 42
FairOver: FIVEMILE CREEK
1.0 MI. N. OF AKRON, Hale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 50
FairOver: TRIB. TO ELLIOTS CREEK
0.9 MI. E. OF MOUNDVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 62
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
0.6 MI. E.OF NEW PROSPECT, Hale, AL
Built 1986 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 100
ANDREWS ROAD
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK
1.2 MI. N. OF WEDGEWORTH, Hale, AL
Built 2011 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15
MILLWOOD ROAD
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK TRIB.
1.3 MI. E. OF MILLWOOD, Hale, AL
Built 2009 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 25
OWL RD/CLEMET BE
FairOver: UNNAMED TRIB
1.5 MI WEST OF CO RD 16, Hale, AL
Built 2012 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 125
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: 5 MILE CREEK TRIB.
0.5 MI. W. OF INGRAM, Hale, AL
Built 1979 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 200
AL 69
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK
3.5 MI N GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 4,050
AL 69
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK RELIEF
3.2 MI N GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 4,050
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: 5 MILE CREEK
2.1 MI. N. OF HOGGLEVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 200
COUNTY RT 51
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK
5.4 MI. N OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
COUNTY RT 51
FairOver: POLECAT CREEK
4.5 MI. N OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 16
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CREEK
0.8 MI.W. OF CEDARVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: ELLIOTS CREEK
3.0 MI. S. OF MOUNDVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1965 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 150
AL 25
FairOver: LITTLE PRAIRIE CREEK
3.5 MI S JCT AL 69, Hale, AL
Built 1948 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,634
COUNTY RD #28
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CR. TRIBUTARY
4.8 MI.W. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1963 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 200
AL 69
FairOver: HARRY BRANCH
5.5 MI S OF HAVANA, Hale, AL
Built 1939 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 3,610
AL 69
FairOver: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK RELIEF
1.5 MI N JCT US 80, Hale, AL
Built 1985 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,330
AL 69
FairOver: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK RELIEF
2.0 MI N JCT US 80, Hale, AL
Built 1985 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,330
AL 25
FairOver: GREER CREEK
0.7 MI N MARENGO CO LINE, Hale, AL
Built 1988 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 1,610
AL 69
FairOver: LITTLE PRAIRIE CREEK
0.7 MI S CASEMORE, Hale, AL
Built 1988 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 2,330
AL 69
FairOver: MILLIANS CREEK
3.5 MI S TUSCALOOSA CO LI, Hale, AL
Built 1989 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 7,960
COUNTY ROAD 7
FairOver: TRIB. TO POLECAT CREEK
4.8 MI. E. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY RT 12
FairOver: TRIB. TO COTTONWOOD CRK
2.6 MI. E. OF PRARIEVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 12
FairOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
3.0 MI. E. OF PRARIEVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 36
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK TRIB.
2.1 MI. E. OF AKRON, Hale, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 410
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: TRIB TO 5 MILE CREEK
2.3 MI. N OF HOGGLESVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 200
HORSESHOE BEND RD
FairOver: TRIB. TO WHITSITT CREEK
3.1 MI.S. GREENSBORO, Hale, AL
Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
ST. LUKE ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO HARDIN CREEK
1.6 MI. E. OF HAVANA, Hale, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 4
FairOver: BIG BRUSH CREEK TRIB.
2.8 MI. S. OF DOMINICK, Hale, AL
Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 125
AL 61
FairOver: UT DRY CREEK
3.0 MI N PERRY CO LINE, Hale, AL
Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,270
COUNTY ROAD 10
FairOver: BIG PRARIE CREEK TRIB.
0.7 MI. W. OF SLWDGE, Hale, AL
Built 1900 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 300
AL 69
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
5.0 MI S OF HAVANA, Hale, AL
Built 1939 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 4,676
COUNTY ROAD 9
FairOver: LITTLE PRAIRIE CREEK
3.5 MI. N. OF PRARIE EDEN, Hale, AL
Built 1950 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD. 16
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CREEK REL.
0.5 MI. W. OF CEDARVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1962 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 250
COUNTY RD 59
FairOver: TRIB. TO HARDIN CREEK
3.3 MI. W. OF HAVANA, Hale, AL
Built 1966 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 75
AL 14
FairOver: Colwell Creek
0.4 MI E JCT SR 61, Hale, AL
Built 1929 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,220
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