Total bridges
214
Public highway bridges in Lee County
County profile · official public datasets
Lee County, AL
214 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 40.7% rated Good, 57.9% Fair, 1.4% Poor.
- 214
- Public bridges
- 40.7%
- Good condition
- 1.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lee County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 27%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 214
- 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.
Lee County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lee County ranks #18 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.4%). Lee County, Alabama contains 214 public highway bridges. Roughly 40.7% are rated “Good,” 57.9% “Fair,” and 1.4% “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
40.7%
87 of 214 rated 7-9
Fair condition
57.9%
124 of 214 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.4%
3 of 214 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#18 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 214 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 40.7% (87)
Fair 57.9% (124)
Poor 1.4% (3)
Lee County's Poor-condition bridges carry 76,340 vehicle crossings a day
That is 6.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 25,447 crossings a day against 5,141 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 214 of 214 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
44.9% of Lee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
96 of the 214 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 40.7% 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 53.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-85 over MOORES MILL CREEK, built 1958, carries 40,660 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 76,340 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lee County's bridges were built
214 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
15 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
32 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
31 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
28 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
16 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
26 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
34 bridges
- 2020s 8
2020–2029
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 34 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1980, 6 years newer than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Lee County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Lee County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.4% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1975 is 5 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee County | 216 | 58.3% | 41.2% | 0.5% | 1974 |
| Lawrence County | 215 | 52.1% | 45.1% | 2.8% | 1976 |
| Lee County (this page) | 214 | 40.7% | 57.9% | 1.4% | 1980 |
| Dale County | 206 | 42.7% | 57.3% | 0% | 1973 |
| Geneva County | 205 | 34.6% | 62% | 3.4% | 1976 |
| Russell County | 205 | 34.6% | 62.4% | 2.9% | 1974 |
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 Lee 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 Lee County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (214 bridges here).
- White County, IL · 214 bridges
- White County, IN · 214 bridges
- Lee County, IA · 214 bridges
- Wayne County, MS · 214 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.
Fair-condition bridges (124)
WRIGHTS MILL ROAD
FairOver: I-85
2.6 MI N JCT US 29, Lee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 670
Lee Road 66
FairOver: ROPES CREEK
2.2 MI S ROXANA, Lee, AL
Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10
Lee Road 252
FairOver: HALAWAKEE BRANCH
1.3 MI S E LEE RD 390, Lee, AL
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 195
Lee Road 379
FairOver: SOAP CREEK
3 MI N JCT S 001, Lee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 3,884
Lee Road 391
FairOver: CENTRAL OF GA R R
0.5 MI S W JCT S 001, Lee, AL
Built 1971 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 741
Lee Road 29
FairOver: COSSEY BRANCH
1.0 MI N JCT LEE RD 157, Lee, AL
Built 1955 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 120
Lee Road 72
FairOver: WEBB CREEK
0.5 MI W JCT LEE RD 188, Lee, AL
Built 1967 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,175
Lee Road 136
FairOver: FLAKE CREEK
1 MI S JCT S 169, Lee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 367
HAMILTON ROAD
FairOver: I-85
1.4 MI N AIRPORT ROAD, Lee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,570
Lee Road 207
FairOver: HOSPILIKA CREEK
1.5 MI SE JCT LEE RD 239, Lee, AL
Built 1973 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 335
Lee Road 197
FairOver: HOSPILIKA CREEK
1.0 MI W JCT LEE RD 208, Lee, AL
Built 1970 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 3,083
Lee Road 651
FairOver: WIND CREEK
0.3 MI N ROXANA, Lee, AL
Built 1956 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 64
Lee Road 179
FairOver: UCHEE CREEK
BISHOP BRG ON LEE RD 179, Lee, AL
Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 355
Lee Road 159
FairOver: COSSEY BRANCH
0.2 MI N MACON CO, Lee, AL
Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 715
US29
FairOver: PARKERSON MILL CREEK
.6 MI S JCT I85, Lee, AL
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,430
Lee Road 379
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.5 MI N S 001, Lee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,884
BENT CREEK RD
FairOver: MOORES MILL CREEK
0.2 MI SE I-85, Lee, AL
Built 1976 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 14,538
FOX RUN AVE.
FairOver: GRANDBERRY CK TRIB.
FOX RUN, Lee, AL
Built 1990 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,000
FOX RUN AVE.
FairOver: GRANDBERRY CK. TRIB.
FOX RUN, Lee, AL
Built 1987 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,000
Lee Road 39
FairOver: WATOOLA CREEK
0.6 MI W JCT S 051, Lee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 244
US 280
FairOver: LITTLE LOBOCKEE CREEK
3.9 MI S WAVERLY, Lee, AL
Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,650
WINDWAY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK AND WINDWAY RD.
AUBURN, Lee, AL
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,092
Lee Road 393
FairOver: MAHONE CREEK
1.0 MI E MACON COUNTY, Lee, AL
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 119
Pepperell Parkway
FairOver: SOUGAHATCHEE CREEK
CITY OF OPELIKA, Lee, AL
Built 1955 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 26,900
Lee Road 379
FairOver: HALAWALKEE CREEK
1 MI S JESTER, Lee, AL
Built 1995 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,885
6TH STREET
FairOver: WESTERN RAILROAD
6th Street, Lee, AL
Built 1972 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 9,726
AL 147
FairOver: SOUGAHATCHEE CREEK
1 MI NORTH OF AUBURN, Lee, AL
Built 1986 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 8,470
US 80
FairOver: WATOOLA CREEK
1.8 MI E JCT SR 51, Lee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,460
US 80/AL8
FairOver: SLOSH CREEK
1.3 MI E. MACON CO. LINE, Lee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,570
Lee Road 80
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 MI E JCT LEE RD 188, Lee, AL
Built 1974 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 212
US 280
FairOver: LOBLOCKEE CREEK
2.5 MI S WAVERLY, Lee, AL
Built 1924 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 5,650
SR 147
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 MI N AUBURN, Lee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 8,470
_W Samford Ave
FairOver: _Parkerson Mill Branch
_150 from wire road, Lee, AL
Built 2010 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 3,000
AL38/US280
FairOver: LITTLE LOBLOCKEE CREEK
3.9 MI E OF WAVERLY, Lee, AL
Built 2000 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 5,650
Lee Road 188
FairOver: LOBLOCKEE CREEK
MACONS MILL, Lee, AL
Built 1970 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 362
US 280 SR 520 COR
FairOver: M-8007- CHATT. RIVER- RR
ALA-GA ST LINE-W COLUMBUS, Lee, AL
Built 1962 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 31,000
Lee Road 100
FairOver: WATULA CREEK
1.0 MI W JCT LEE RD 166, Lee, AL
Built 1954 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 135
Lee Road 145
FairOver: LITTLE UCHEE CREEK
0.5 MILES E JCT U.S.169 S, Lee, AL
Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 392
AL 147 / AL 267
FairOver: BRANCH
1.1 MI N JCT SR 14, Lee, AL
Built 1969 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 16,270
Lee Road 112
FairOver: CHEWACLA CREEK
1 MI SE JCT LEE RD 146, Lee, AL
Built 1985 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 2,349
THOMASVILLE DR.
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI N US 280, Lee, AL
Built 1981 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,000
ANDERSON ROAD
FairOver: HALAWAKEE CREEK
1 MI N JCT AL 15, Lee, AL
Built 1987 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 850
WIRE ROAD
FairOver: PARKERSON MILL BRANCH
WIRE RD. * W.SANFORD AVE., Lee, AL
Built 1984 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,000
Lee Road 208
FairOver: BRANCH
0.3 MI N RUSSELL CO, Lee, AL
Built 1962 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 4,151
Lee Road 208
FairOver: BRANCH
0.6 MI N RUSSELL CO, Lee, AL
Built 1962 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 4,151
Lee Road 318
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.5 MI NW JCT LEE RD 248, Lee, AL
Built 1953 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 500
LEE ROAD 10
FairOver: TRIB TO CHOCTAFAULA CRK
0.5 MI W. JCT LEE ROAD 12, Lee, AL
Built 2008 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 2,226
AL38/US280
FairOver: SAUGAHATCHEE CREEK
2.1 MI. E SR 147, Lee, AL
Built 2000 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,140
US 280
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.4MI E INT US 29, Lee, AL
Built 1996 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 32,040
MOORES MILL RD.
FairOver: MOORES MILL CREEK
1.0 MI.EAST OF I-85, Lee, AL
Built 2000 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 21,407
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