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Talladega County, AL

243 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.9% rated Good, 51.9% Fair, 3.3% Poor.

243
Public bridges
44.9%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Talladega 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.

38th
of 67 on Poor share
3.3%
Poor-condition share
243
public highway bridges
1967
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.

Talladega County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Talladega County ranks #38 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.3%). Talladega County, Alabama contains 243 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.9% are rated “Good,” 51.9% “Fair,” and 3.3% “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

243

Public highway bridges in Talladega County

Good condition

44.9%

109 of 243 rated 7-9

Fair condition

51.9%

126 of 243 rated 5-6

Poor condition

3.3%

8 of 243 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#38 of 67

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

Condition distribution

Share of 243 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
44.9% (109)
Fair
51.9% (126)
Poor
3.3% (8)

Talladega County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,510 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 439 crossings a day against 4,143 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 243 of 243 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

66.7% of Talladega County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

162 of the 243 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 44.9% 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 36.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

COUNTY ROAD 102 over FOURMILE CREEK, built 1987, carries 1,275 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 3,510 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Talladega County's bridges were built

243 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 50 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 7 years older than the Alabama average of 1974.

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

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

The 5 Alabama counties nearest Talladega County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.3% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is 6 years older.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Talladega County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Houston County 247 0.4%
Cullman County 246 6.1%
Talladega County (this page) 243 3.3%
Sumter County 241 5.4%
Etowah County 236 2.1%
Pickens County 233 8.2%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AL (243 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1967 here).

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

All 243 Good 109 Fair 126 Poor 8

Good-condition bridges (109)

FDR 601

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Talladega, AL

Built 2020 ADT: 20

BROOKWOOD LANE

Good

Over: TATER CREEK

0.3 MI.S OF INT.CHEAHA RD, Talladega, AL

Built 1970 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 32

CO.RD. 299A 00

Good

Over: UNAMED PERIODIC BRANCH

????????????????????????, Talladega, AL

Built 2012 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 45

CO RT 008

Good

Over: BRANCH - CULVERT

4.3 MI SW CHILDERS-BURG, Talladega, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 720

CO 099

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

4.0 MILES E OF CHILDERSBU, Talladega, AL

Built 1965 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 472

WALLACE ROAD

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK

.2 MI NORTH OF CO 005, Talladega, AL

Built 1970 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 265

CO 207

Good

Over: RELIEF

0.6 MI N CO 240, Talladega, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 870

CO 045

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MI S FIVE POINT, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,490

CO 326

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

8.0 MI N TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 915

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: COHOBIE CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH FAYETTEVILLE, Talladega, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 825

CO. ROAD 135

Good

Over: DRY BRCH TO CHOCCOLOCCO

1 MI S STATE 21 AT ANTIOC, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,475

CO 207

Good

Over: DRAIN - COLBERT

1.5 MI S CO 191, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 962

COUNTY ROAD 005

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK

0.2 MILES NORTH I20, Talladega, AL

Built 1987 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 3,575

CO 002

Good

Over: BRANCH CULVERT

0.7 MI E OF CO 008, Talladega, AL

Built 1949 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 795

CO 058

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

1.0 MI E JENEFER ONCO058, Talladega, AL

Built 1991 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 445

CO 034

Good

Over: BRANCH CULVERT

2.05 MI N W CO 002, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 565

CO 207

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK-COLBERT

0.5 MI S CO 191, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,080

SR21

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK RELIEF

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,548

CENTRAL AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SHIRTEE CK.

SYL. MILL VILLAGE, Talladega, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 310

CO 008

Good

Over: KAHATCHEE CREEK

3.5 MI N CO 26, Talladega, AL

Built 1954 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 825

CO. ROAD 47

Good

Over: CHEAHA CREEK

0.6 MI N CO 385 AT MCELDE, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 925

CO 178

Good

Over: BRANCH - COLBERT

1.5 MI W AL 21, Talladega, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,375

WALLACE ROAD

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK

.1 MI N OF CO 005, Talladega, AL

Built 1970 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 285

CO 034

Good

Over: BRANCH - COLBERT

0.3 MI W FT WILLIAM, Talladega, AL

Built 1949 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,610

OOUNTY RD 399

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK BRANCH

0.3 MI W CO 5, Talladega, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,305

COUNTY ROAD 190

Good

Over: HUDSON BRANCH

0.2 MI W CO 207 LEDBETTER, Talladega, AL

Built 1965 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 550

CO 002

Good

Over: BRANCH CULVERT

0.6 MI N CO RT 008, Talladega, AL

Built 1949 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,310

AL 21

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CK REL.

N CITY LIMITS SYLACAUGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 8,567

EXT OF SR 275

Good

Over: STREAM

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 7,869

COUNTY ROAD 433

Good

Over: BLUE EYE

0.3 MI E CO 456 PATTONS C, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 745

COUNTY ROAD 203

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK BRANCH

1.5 MI W INTER CO 203, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,710

SR21

Good

Over: CHEAHA CREEK

.9 MI N CO. RD. 96, Talladega, AL

Built 2022 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,097

Isbell Circle

Good

Over: Town Creek

.06Mi W of Jackson St, Talladega, AL

Built 2019 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 106

CO 047

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

20 MI SE I-20, Talladega, AL

Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,375

TWIN STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. SHIRTEE CK.

END OF PELL CITY ST., Talladega, AL

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 310

SR 21

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

.9 MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,157

VIRGINIA STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. SHIRTEE CK.

Virginia Street, Talladega, AL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210

RENFROE RD.

Good

Over: NS RR & STREAM

1.1MI W AL 275, Talladega, AL

Built 1999 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 3,000

SR 21

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 5,496

EASTABOGA ROAD

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

3.0 MILES STH JCT. I-20, Talladega, AL

Built 1946 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 2,280

SR21

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,607

OAKDALE ROAD

Good

Over: WEOWOKA CREEK

2.0 MILES SOUTH AL HWY 76, Talladega, AL

Built 2006 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 820

CO 399

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK

0.6 MI W CO 005, Talladega, AL

Built 1967 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 2,305

EASTABOGA ROAD

Good

Over: CHEAHA CREEK

9.0 MI N ST. 21 @ TURNERS, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 2,225

COUNTY RD 45

Good

Over: UNAMED BRANCH

.5 MI SOUTH US 280, Talladega, AL

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,372

CO. ROAD 45

Good

Over: BRANCH TO SHIRTEE CREEK

1 MI E CO 511 AT MIGNON, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,715

CO 211

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

2.0 MI E CO 213, Talladega, AL

Built 1993 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 85

I20

Good

Over: COLDWATER CREEK

.8 MI E EXIT179-COLDWATER, Talladega, AL

Built 2008 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 45,888

CO 103

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

0.8 MI S AL 76, Talladega, AL

Built 1988 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 710

COUNTY ROAD 243

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK

.25, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 705

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