Total bridges
596
Public highway bridges in Montgomery County
County profile · official public datasets
Montgomery County, AL
596 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 37.9% rated Good, 59.9% Fair, 2.2% Poor.
- 596
- Public bridges
- 37.9%
- Good condition
- 2.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Montgomery County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across large county bridge inventory.
- Top 40%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 596
- public highway bridges
- 1975
- 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.
Montgomery County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Montgomery County ranks #27 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.2%). Montgomery County, Alabama contains 596 public highway bridges. Roughly 37.9% are rated “Good,” 59.9% “Fair,” and 2.2% “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
37.9%
226 of 596 rated 7-9
Fair condition
59.9%
357 of 596 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.2%
13 of 596 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#27 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 596 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 37.9% (226)
Fair 59.9% (357)
Poor 2.2% (13)
Montgomery County's Poor-condition bridges carry 255,818 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 21,318 crossings a day against 1,362 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 576 of 596 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
46.7% of Montgomery County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
274 of the 587 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 37.9% 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 40.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-85 over S JACKSON ST, built 1969, carries 104,310 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 13-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 255,818 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Montgomery County's bridges were built
587 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 3
1900–1909
3 bridges
- 1920s 9
1920–1929
9 bridges
- 1930s 8
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 15
1940–1949
15 bridges
- 1950s 28
1950–1959
28 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
149 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
92 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
94 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
138 bridges
- 2000s 34
2000–2009
34 bridges
- 2010s 16
2010–2019
16 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 149 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 25.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Montgomery County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Montgomery County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.2% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 710 | 41.8% | 56.9% | 1.3% | 1972 |
| Mobile County | 612 | 21.1% | 76.1% | 2.8% | 1980 |
| Montgomery County (this page) | 596 | 37.9% | 59.9% | 2.2% | 1975 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 482 | 44.6% | 54.8% | 0.6% | 1981 |
| Calhoun County | 386 | 32.9% | 63.2% | 3.9% | 1969 |
| Baldwin County | 381 | 48.3% | 50.4% | 1.3% | 1991 |
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (596 bridges here).
- Comanche County, OK · 593 bridges
- Butler County, KS · 591 bridges
- Dane County, WI · 590 bridges
- Tulare County, CA · 589 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1975 here).
- San Bernardino County, CA · avg 1975 · 1,422 bridges
- Lane County, OR · avg 1975 · 1,010 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · avg 1975 · 775 bridges
- Westmoreland County, PA · avg 1975 · 620 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (357)
HAYNEVILLERIDGE RD
FairOver: LITTLE COTOMA CREEK
1.1 MI E OF US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1979 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 255
IN 85
FairOver: CHESTNUT STREET
2.6 MI N OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1970 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 109,830
ALABAMA RIVER PKWY
FairOver: CREEK
0.4 MI E OF LOW WETUMPKA, Montgomery, AL
Built 1997 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 5,000
UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.
FairOver: PINTLALA CRK.RELIEF
6.1 MI EAST OF US 31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1973 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 130
KANSAS ST
FairOver: CYPRESS POND DITCH
0.18 MI E OF LOWER WETUM., Montgomery, AL
Built 1954 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 110
AL 152 EBL
FairOver: L*N RR YARD * STREETS
0.6 M E AL RIVER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 16,745
PIKE RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE RELIEF
0.7 MI N OF MERIWETHER RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 550
HOBBIE ROAD
FairOver: RAMER CREEK
11.4 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1974 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 525
AL 94
FairOver: OLUSTEE CREEK
2.7 MI. W OF US 231 JCT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 640
I85 NBL
FairOver: SCL RR
4.15 MI N OF E BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 22,965
MERIWETHER TRAIL
FairOver: WEAVER MILL CREEK
.9 MI E RAMER-GRADY RD., Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 600
CARTER HILL ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CATOMA RELIEF
2.0 MI N OF US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 425
BEARDSLEY DR
FairOver: WARES FERRY DITCH
0.35 MI E OF DALRAIDA RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
US 31
FairOver: PINTLALA CREEK
5.45 MI.S.OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,200
US 31
FairOver: PINTLALA CRK RELIEF
5.3 MI.S.OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,200
US 80
FairOver: LINE CREEK RELIEF
0.2 MI.W.OF MACON CO LINE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,860
US 231 SBL
FairOver: WARES FERRY ROAD
0.5 MI.N. OF ATLANTA HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 18,150
US 231 NBL
FairOver: WARES FERRY ROAD
0.5 MI.N. OF ATLANTA HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 18,150
PERRY HILL RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
50 FT N OF BETH MANOR DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1978 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 9,000
WHATLEY RD
FairOver: GENETTA DITCH
0.17 MI E OF MOBILE HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1985 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 35
HALIFAX LN
FairOver: GLADLANE DITCH
200 FT W OF HALIFAX CT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 750
AL 152 WBL
FairOver: L*N RR YARD * STREETS
0.6 M.E.AL RIVER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 16,745
WARES FERRY RD
FairOver: MONTGOMERY EAST DITCH
0.16 MI N OF PINEBROOK DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1969 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 2,800
WASHINGTONFERRY RD
FairOver: WEST END DITCH
0.6 MI E US.31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1974 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 175
COUNTRYSIDE LANE
FairOver: MONTGOMERY EAST DITCH
0.14 MI.N.OF WARESFERRY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1988 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 50
AL 271 TAYLOR RD
FairOver: I85 NBL
AUM INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1980 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 17,965
AL 271 TAYLOR RD
FairOver: I85 SBL
AUM INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1980 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 17,965
FOXCHASE DRIVE
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1 MI. N.E. OF RAY THOR., Montgomery, AL
Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 289
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.1 MI.S.OF US 31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 32,120
AL. 94
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
7.8 MI.W.OF US 231 JCT., Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 750
VAUGHN RD
FairOver: STREAM
0.5 MI E OF BELL RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 7,500
AL. 94
FairOver: GREENBRIAR CREEK
4.9 MI. W. OF US 231 JCT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 640
US 80
FairOver: BULL SLOUGH
0.5 MI.W. MACON CO. LINE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,860
US 31
FairOver: VICKERS CREEK RELIEF
1.2 MI N OF CTY RD 49, Montgomery, AL
Built 1988 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 3,220
AL9 SBL
FairOver: I85 SBL
E.BYPASS AND I85 INTERCHE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 28,770
LAKE BRIDGE RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
VAUGHN LAKES APARTMENT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1990 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 50
US 82
FairOver: BRANCH
0.6 MI E OF WOODLEY RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 42,870
AL 110
FairOver: DITCH
1.0 MI.W. OF CECIL, Montgomery, AL
Built 1927 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,460
AL.94
FairOver: SCL RR
RAMER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 820
FORREST HILLS DR.
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
0.13 MI S OF ATLANTA HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200
BILTMORE AVE
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
200FT E OF COLISEUM BLVD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200
UPPER WETUMPKA RD
FairOver: NS RR (Abandoned)
0.3 MI E OF N RIPLEY ST, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000
UPPER WETUMPKA RD
FairOver: NS RR (Abandoned)
0.3 MI E OF N RIPLEY ST, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000
HIGHLAND AVE
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
0.22 MI E OF ANN ST, Montgomery, AL
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,500
MCGEHEE RD
FairOver: GLADLANE DITCH
1.3 MI E OF WOODLEY RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,500
MASON AVE
FairOver: HOLY WATER CREEK
250 FT E OF CAROLVILLA DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200
I85
FairOver: MCDONOUGH ST
1.06 MI N OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 83,530
Beth Manor Dr
FairOver: Concrete Ditch
Apartment Complex, Montgomery, AL
Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t
Auburn St
FairOver: Genetta Ditch
Near Bellview St. Int, Montgomery, AL
Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t
Flood St
FairOver: Genetta Ditch
Btw Belview & Edgar Nixon, Montgomery, AL
Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t
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