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Morgan County, AL

271 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 39.1% rated Good, 59.4% Fair, 1.5% Poor.

271
Public bridges
39.1%
Good condition
1.5%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Morgan County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 30%
lowest Poor share in state
1.5%
Poor-condition share
271
public highway bridges
1977
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.

Morgan County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Morgan County ranks #20 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.5%). Morgan County, Alabama contains 271 public highway bridges. Roughly 39.1% are rated “Good,” 59.4% “Fair,” and 1.5% “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.

Total bridges

271

Public highway bridges in Morgan County

Good condition

39.1%

106 of 271 rated 7-9

Fair condition

59.4%

161 of 271 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.5%

4 of 271 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#20 of 67

Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 271 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
39.1% (106)
Fair
59.4% (161)
Poor
1.5% (4)

Morgan County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,268 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 567 crossings a day against 3,354 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 271 of 271 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

51.3% of Morgan County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

139 of the 271 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 39.1% 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 93.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SPARKMAN ST over SHOAL CREEK, built 1915, carries 2,123 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 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 2,268 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Morgan County's bridges were built

271 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 60 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1977) matches the Alabama average (1974).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Morgan County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Alabama counties nearest Morgan County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.5% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1977 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Morgan County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Walker County 275 5.5%
Morgan County (this page) 271 1.5%
Lauderdale County 266 4.5%
Marion County 255 0.8%
Houston County 247 0.4%
Cullman County 246 6.1%

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 Morgan 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 Morgan County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AL (271 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1977 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 271 Good 106 Fair 161 Poor 4

Good-condition bridges (106)

NEEL SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

20 MIN CO RD 1072, Morgan, AL

Built 2010 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 690

LOCKHART ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CEDAR CREEK

0.4 MI E I65, Morgan, AL

Built 1960 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 975

WEST LACON ROAD

Good

Over: SALLY MIKE CREEK

0.7 MI WEST OF US31, Morgan, AL

Built 2013 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 440

GANDYS COVE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI EAST CR166, Morgan, AL

Built 2011 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 428

POOLE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CHAPEL CREEK

2.7 MI N SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

OLD HWY 24

Good

Over: BAKERS CREEK

1 MI WEST SR24, Morgan, AL

Built 1952 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,500

SR 3

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.2 MI S SR 3 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1951 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 3,970

LAWRENCE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.0 MI EAST OF I-65, Morgan, AL

Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

SR 3

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.5 M S JCT SR 3 & SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1953 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 4,335

SR 53

Good

Over: TN RIVER RELIEF

3 MI N JCT SR 36 & SR 53, Morgan, AL

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,175

SR 53

Good

Over: TN RIVER RELIEF

3.3 M N JCT SR 36 & SR 53, Morgan, AL

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,175

UPPER RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: MADDEN BRANCH

5 MI WEST OF SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 2005 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,831

OLD SIX MILE ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

1.5 MI NW SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1982 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 330

V.S. Cemetery Road

Good

Over: Givens Branch

0.3 mi East SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 2018 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 10

Targum Road

Good

Over: No Business Creek

1 mi North of SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

Key Turney Road

Good

Over: Thompson Branch

0.5 mi E of Nat Key Road, Morgan, AL

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Key Turney Road

Good

Over: Dry Creek

1.5 mi N of Nat Key Rd, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Pine Burr Road

Good

Over: No Name Branch

0.5 mi North CR 1165, Morgan, AL

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

Perkins Wood Road

Good

Over: Tributary to Gill Greek

1/2 mile SW of SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 475

Perkins Wood Road

Good

Over: Gill Creek

300 ft NE of Church Road, Morgan, AL

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 475

Hulaco Road

Good

Over: WIDNER CREEK

2.3 mi West of SR67S, Morgan, AL

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460

Nat Key RD

Good

Over: Robertson Branch

1.1 mi East of Mt Zion Rd, Morgan, AL

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 710

Pines RD

Good

Over: Jordan Branch

4 mi East of SR 67 South, Morgan, AL

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 275

RED BANK ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

1.75 MI E SR 31, Morgan, AL

Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 330

COUNTY ROAD 1045

Good

Over: BRANCH OF FLINT CREEK

1.0 MI EAST SR 31, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 791

SR 3

Good

Over: PAINTERS CREEK

4.1 M N JCT SR 3 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1953 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 7,390

HIGHWAY 55 WEST

Good

Over: MACK CREEK

0.5MI EAST CR40, Morgan, AL

Built 2011 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,330

CAVE SPRING RD

Good

Over: GINHOUSE BRANCH

CAVE SPRING RD, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 400

GANDYS COVE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

6.5 MI E I65, Morgan, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 410

SR 24

Good

Over: SR 67

JCT SR 24 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1982 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 5,280

SR 67

Good

Over: BRANCH

7 MI N JCT SR 67 & SR 69, Morgan, AL

Built 1952 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,940

SR 24

Good

Over: SR 67

JCT SR 24 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1982 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5,280

GUM POND ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.2 MI SOUTH SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 275

COTACO-FLORETTE RD

Good

Over: COTACO CREEK

1.7 MI NORTH OF SR67, Morgan, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,842

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Good

Over: BRANCH LITTLE COTACO CRK

0.1 W MARSHALL CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 115

WEST LACON ROAD

Good

Over: HERRIN CREEK

2.0 MI NORTH HWY 157, Morgan, AL

Built 2000 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 200

SR 3

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 M S JCT SR 3 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1955 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 17,540

MT. TABOR ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.5 MI S SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1930 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 960

UPPER RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: COTACO CREEK

1 MI WEST SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,640

HWY 55W

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

1.5 MI E SR 157, Morgan, AL

Built 1955 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 875

RURAL GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF FLINT CREEK

1 MI SOUTH SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 50

SR 67

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR

1 MI S JCT SR 67 & SR 20, Morgan, AL

Built 2012 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 14,820

INDIAN HILLS ROAD

Good

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

1.4 MI NORTH SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2004 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,183

HWY 55 WEST

Good

Over: HERRIN CREEK RELIEF

6.4 MI WEST SR31, Morgan, AL

Built 2009 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,040

WILHITE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF HWY 55, Morgan, AL

Built 2011 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 655

SR 36

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI W JCT SR 36 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1984 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 3,460

MUD TAVERN ROAD

Good

Over: MUD TAVERN CREEK

3.0 MI E LAWRENCE CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 1990 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 80

SR 53

Good

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

MORGAN-MADISON CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2006 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 10,175

HWY 55 WEST

Good

Over: HERRIN CREEK

6.5 MI WEST SR 31, Morgan, AL

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,040

WILHITE ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.6 MI E SR31, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 760

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