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)
Park Crossing
FairOver: Stream
0.4 MI E OF TAYLOR RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t
Troy St
FairOver: Genetta Ditch
Btw Rosa Parks & Bellview, Montgomery, AL
Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t
Wade St
FairOver: Genetta Ditch
Btw Belview & Edgar Nixon, Montgomery, AL
Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t
Kingsbury Dr
FairOver: Baldwin Slough
Btw Foy & Worley, Montgomery, AL
Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t
AL9 SBL
FairOver: I 85 NBL
E BYPASS * I-85 INTERCHAN, Montgomery, AL
Built 1964 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 23,430
US 231 SBL
FairOver: DRY CREEK RELIEF
0.7 MI.S. US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1987 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,255
US 231 SBL
FairOver: DRY CREEK RELIEF
0.6 MI. S. US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1987 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,255
US 231 SBL
FairOver: DRY CREEK
0.5 MI.S.US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1987 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 9,255
US 31
FairOver: I-65
US31*IN65 INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 2003 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 7,050
AVERIETT DR
FairOver: STREAM
0.27 MI W OF TAYLOR RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 2005 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,400
I65 SBL
FairOver: RAMPS AND JEFF DAVIS AVE
I65 AND I85 INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1973 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 37,200
AL 271 TAYLOR RD
FairOver: I85 NBL
AUM INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1980 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 17,965
AL 271 TAYLOR RD
FairOver: I85 SBL
AUM INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1980 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 17,965
US 80 WBL
FairOver: L*N RR
0.4 MI.W.OF JCT.US 31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 12,126
US 331
FairOver: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF#2
0.3 MI.S.OF SOU.BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1976 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 3,615
S PERRY ST
FairOver: I85
0.8 MI N OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 36,581
US 80 EBL
FairOver: L*N RR
0.4 MI.W.JCT OF US 31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1992 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 12,126
I65 SBL
FairOver: FAIRVIEW AVE.
I65 * FAIRVIEW AVE INTCHG, Montgomery, AL
Built 1967 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 37,415
SHERWOOD DR
FairOver: SHERWOOD DITCH
150 FT E OF NOTTINGHAM RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1966 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 250
IN 85
FairOver: RYAN ST
2.7 MI.N.OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1969 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 109,830
N BURBANK DR
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
200 FT S OF EASTDALE DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1964 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,500
CARTER HILL RD
FairOver: LITTLE CATOMA CRK
2.2 MI N US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 550
SPRAGUE JCT. RD.
FairOver: RAMER CREEK
1.1 MI E OF US 331, Montgomery, AL
Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 88
BELL RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.2 MI N OF US 231, Montgomery, AL
Built 1963 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,000
LOWER WETUMPKA RD
FairOver: CSX RR
0.2 MI S of BROADWAY ST, Montgomery, AL
Built 1937 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,100
NARROW LANE RD
FairOver: BALDWIN SLOUGH
0.4 MI.S.OF SEIBELS RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1974 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 500
AL. 94
FairOver: STREAM
5.1 MI. W. OF US 231 JCT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 640
US 82
FairOver: BRANCH
0.5 MI E OF NORMAN BRDG R, Montgomery, AL
Built 1955 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 32,740
BELL STREET
FairOver: I-65 AND RAMPS I AND J
BELL ST(OLD AL 108)* I-65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1968 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,720
ROSA L PARKS AVE
FairOver: CLOVERLAND DITCH
200 FT S OF IRIS LN, Montgomery, AL
Built 1948 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,500
AL152-I65 RAMP D
FairOver: AL.RIVER RELIEF
0.4 MI.N.OF AL.RIVER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 3,242
FAP 94 (DAY ST)
FairOver: OAK ST
I65 AND I85 INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1973 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 7,440
I85 NBL (RAMP 53)
FairOver: HOLT ST
I85 AND I65 INTERCHANGE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1973 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 9,497
NATURE DR
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
200 FT S OF PINEBROOK DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1968 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 560
JULE DR
FairOver: WARES FERRY DITCH
200FT S OF RAY DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1964 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 500
AL.152 WBL.
FairOver: SR. # 9
INT. AL152*SR.#9, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 16,348
AL.152 EBL.
FairOver: SR # 9
INT. US 231 * AL. 152, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 16,348
VAUGHN RD
FairOver: STREAM
0.24 MI W OF TAYLOR RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1967 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 7,500
WOODLEY RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
500 FT N OF WAVERLY DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1953 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 4,500
VAUGHN RD
FairOver: STREAM
0.6 MI E OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1983 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 16,540
AL.94
FairOver: STREAM
2.9 MILES EAST OF U.S.331, Montgomery, AL
Built 1990 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 820
I85 NBL
FairOver: BRANCH
1.03 MI.N.OF E.BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 42,250
AIR BASE BLVD
FairOver: L*N RR
0.1 MI N OF MOBILE HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,470
AIR BASE BLVD
FairOver: L*N RR
0.1 MI N OF MOBILE HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,470
US 231 SBL
FairOver: AL 108 AND SERVICE ROADS
E. BYPASS AND ATLANTA HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1982 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 20,125
US 231 NBL
FairOver: AL 108 AND SERVICE ROADS
E.BYPASS AND ATLANTA HWY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1982 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 20,125
WOODLEY RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE RELIEF
0.9 MI S VIG. LP. RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,000
WOODLEY RD
FairOver: BARNES SLOUGH
1.1 MI S OF VIG. LP. RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,000
US 331
FairOver: CATOMA CREEK
1.0 MI.S.OF SOU.BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1976 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,615
US 331
FairOver: CATOMA CREEK
1.0 MI.S.OF SOU BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1976 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,615
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