Total bridges
241
Public highway bridges in Sumter County
County profile · official public datasets
Sumter County, AL
241 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 48.5% rated Good, 46.1% Fair, 5.4% Poor.
- 241
- Public bridges
- 48.5%
- Good condition
- 5.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Sumter County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 51st
- of 67 on Poor share
- 5.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 241
- public highway bridges
- 1969
- 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.
Sumter County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Sumter County ranks #51 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.4%). Sumter County, Alabama contains 241 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.5% are rated “Good,” 46.1% “Fair,” and 5.4% “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
48.5%
117 of 241 rated 7-9
Fair condition
46.1%
111 of 241 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.4%
13 of 241 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#51 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 241 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 48.5% (117)
Fair 46.1% (111)
Poor 5.4% (13)
Sumter County's Poor-condition bridges carry 771 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 59 crossings a day against 1,408 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 241 of 241 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
67.2% of Sumter County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
162 of the 241 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 48.5% 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 24.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CO RT 1184 over TOMS CREEK, built 1957, carries 187 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 771 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Sumter County's bridges were built
241 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s 15
1930–1939
15 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
28 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
51 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
24 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
46 bridges
- 1980s 7
1980–1989
7 bridges
- 1990s 17
1990–1999
17 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
31 bridges
- 2010s 15
2010–2019
15 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 51 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1969, 5 years older than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Sumter County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Sumter County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.4% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1969 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County | 247 | 47.4% | 52.2% | 0.4% | 1978 |
| Cullman County | 246 | 29.3% | 64.6% | 6.1% | 1970 |
| Talladega County | 243 | 44.9% | 51.9% | 3.3% | 1967 |
| Sumter County (this page) | 241 | 48.5% | 46.1% | 5.4% | 1969 |
| Etowah County | 236 | 50.4% | 47.5% | 2.1% | 1976 |
| Pickens County | 233 | 41.6% | 50.2% | 8.2% | 1970 |
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 Sumter 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 Sumter County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (241 bridges here).
- Hardin County, IA · 241 bridges
- Iowa County, IA · 241 bridges
- Barber County, KS · 241 bridges
- Leavenworth County, KS · 241 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1969 here).
- Cook County, IL · avg 1969 · 1,721 bridges
- Fresno County, CA · avg 1969 · 916 bridges
- Cuyahoga County, OH · avg 1969 · 871 bridges
- Ventura County, CA · avg 1969 · 501 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (111)
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1165 STREAM
0.4 MI N ALA HWY 116, Sumter, AL
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 395
I-59
FairOver: TOOMSUBA CREEK (-)
3.6 MI. N.OF MISS. ST.LN., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 9,020
I-59
FairOver: TOOMSUBA CREEK (+)
3.6 MI. N.OF MISS. ST.LN., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 18,188
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1087 STREAM
1.4 W AL HWY 39, Sumter, AL
Built 1951 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 256
AL 17
FairOver: KINTERBISH CREEK
1 MI. N.OF CHOCTAW CO.LN., Sumter, AL
Built 1938 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,264
AL 17
FairOver: SUCARNOOCHEE CRK REL.
5.7 MI. N. of I-59/20, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 926
AL 17
FairOver: HATCHET CREEK
2.3 MI. N. OF S.R.116, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 868
CO.RT. 25
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
1.4 MI. E. U.S. 80, Sumter, AL
Built 1933 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 495
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1070 STREAM
1.2 MI E AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL
Built 1951 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 437
AL 17
FairOver: ALAMUCHEE CREEK
1.0 MI. S.OF YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1938 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,255
AL 17
FairOver: ALAMUCHEE*TOOMSUBA CREEK
YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1938 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,680
AL 17
FairOver: UT SANUSI CREEK
.9 MI. N. OF BOYD, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 926
AL 28
FairOver: WHITEROCK CREEK
LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL
Built 1929 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,695
AL 17
FairOver: UT LITTLE SANUSI
JCT. S.R. 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,537
U.S. 11
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
5.9 MI. S. OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL
Built 1925 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,930
I-59
FairOver: AT*N.RR (ABANDON)
.3MI.S.OF S.R.17, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,020
U.S. 11
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
4.3 MI. S. OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL
Built 1925 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 3,420
US 11
FairOver: WIGGINS CREEK
0.4 MI. S. OF EPES, Sumter, AL
Built 1930 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,340
AL 17
FairOver: WOODWARD CREEK
3 MI. S. OF PICKENSCO. LN, Sumter, AL
Built 1939 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 796
AL 17
FairOver: SUCARNOOCHEE CREEK REL.
1.3 MI. S. OF BOYD, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 919
AL 17
FairOver: SANUSI CREEK
0.7 MI N OF CR 12, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 926
AL 17
FairOver: BODKA CRK. REL.
.5 MI. N. OF S.R.116, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 796
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1107 SPRING CREEK
4.5 MI E AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1948 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 290
AL 28
FairOver: PONKABIA CREEK
4.6 MI. W. OF COATOPA, Sumter, AL
Built 2001 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,401
GREENWOOD RD
FairOver: I-59 (MP 11)
3 MI. N. OF S.R. 17, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1115 CREEK
3.4 MI E AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1965 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 475
CR-21
FairOver: I-59 (MP 24.8)
1.3 MI.N. OF CO.RD 20, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 100
AL 17
FairOver: ALAMUCHEE * TOOMSUBA CR
.8 M. S. OF YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1938 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 1,680
AL 28
FairOver: I-59
2.9 MI. W. OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,214
I-59
FairOver: FACTORY CREEK (-)
1.3 MI. S. OF TOMBIGBEE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 9,125
I-59
FairOver: FACTORY CREEK
1.3MI.S.OF TOMBIGBEE RV., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 9,125
CR 20
FairOver: I-59 (MP 23.5)
3 MI. W. OF EPES, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 20,206
I-59
FairOver: JONES CREEK (-)
2 MI. S. OF TOMBIGBEE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 9,125
I-59
FairOver: JONES CREEK (+)
2 MI. S. OF TOMBIGBEE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 18,594
CR 2
FairOver: I-59
4.7MI.N.OF MISS.ST.LINE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 100
AL 17
FairOver: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 MI. N. OF YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,734
AL 17
FairOver: UT CANEY CREEK
GEIGER, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,537
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1132 PONKABIACREEK
1.1 MI NE ALA HWY 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1994 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 450
CO RD 7
FairOver: LOOKSOOKOLO CR
1.3 MI E AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL
Built 1986 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 100
ROADWAY
FairOver: Silver Creek
5.1 MI E CO RT 1009, Sumter, AL
Built 1936 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 596
US 11
FairOver: JONES CREEK
1.1 MI. S. OF EPES, Sumter, AL
Built 1955 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,340
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1103 PONKABIACREEK
0.8 MI E CO RT 1092, Sumter, AL
Built 1993 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 50
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1202 KINTERBISH CK
1.8 MI E ROSSER, Sumter, AL
Built 1959 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 178
AL 17
FairOver: UT NOXUBEE RIVER
2 MI. N. OF GEIGER, Sumter, AL
Built 1939 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 950
US 11
FairOver: UT ALAMUCHEE CREEK
1.5 MI. N. OF CUBA, Sumter, AL
Built 1946 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 2,710
US 80
FairOver: UT Third Creek
.2 MI E BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 1954 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 5,100
CO RD 73
FairOver: LOOKSOOKOLO CR
1.0 MI E AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL
Built 1986 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 50
US 80
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
6.60 MI E OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 1978 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5,510
US 80
FairOver: Gile Creek
1.0 MI E BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 1954 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 5,100
AL 28
FairOver: HORNS BRANCH
3.9 MI. W. OF COATOPA, Sumter, AL
Built 1929 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 1,883
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