Total bridges
149
Public highway bridges in Tallapoosa County
County profile · official public datasets
Tallapoosa County, AL
149 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 34.2% rated Good, 55% Fair, 10.7% Poor.
- 149
- Public bridges
- 34.2%
- Good condition
- 10.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Tallapoosa 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.
- 66th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 10.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 149
- 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.
Tallapoosa County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Tallapoosa County ranks #66 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.7%). Tallapoosa County, Alabama contains 149 public highway bridges. Roughly 34.2% are rated “Good,” 55% “Fair,” and 10.7% “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
34.2%
51 of 149 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55%
82 of 149 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10.7%
16 of 149 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#66 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 149 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 34.2% (51)
Fair 55% (82)
Poor 10.7% (16)
Tallapoosa County's Poor-condition bridges carry 7,181 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 449 crossings a day against 1,620 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 149 of 149 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
55.7% of Tallapoosa County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
83 of the 149 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 34.2% 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 37.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 22 over TIMBER GUT CREEK, built 1939, carries 2,681 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 16-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 7,181 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Tallapoosa County's bridges were built
149 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
11 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
23 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
18 bridges
- 1970s 7
1970–1979
7 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
18 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
12 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
25 bridges
- 2010s 5
2010–2019
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 25 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 7 years older than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Tallapoosa County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Tallapoosa County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.7% Poor share is the 6th-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.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | 162 | 19.8% | 75.9% | 4.3% | 1971 |
| Lowndes County | 157 | 43.3% | 55.4% | 1.3% | 1968 |
| Clarke County | 155 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 0% | 1973 |
| Choctaw County | 154 | 39.6% | 55.2% | 5.2% | 1971 |
| Tallapoosa County (this page) | 149 | 34.2% | 55% | 10.7% | 1967 |
| Monroe County | 142 | 55.6% | 40.8% | 3.5% | 1980 |
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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (149 bridges here).
- Drew County, AR · 149 bridges
- Madison County, AR · 149 bridges
- Walker County, GA · 149 bridges
- Valley County, ID · 149 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (149)
Sanders Cem Rd
FairOver: Chatahospeee Creek
0.2 M E CO RD 571, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1927 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 35
Ida Russell Road
FairOver: Eagle Creek
0.4 M N CO RD 583, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1920 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 50
Central Avenue
FairOver: CENTRAL GA RAILROAD
ALEXANDER CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1939 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 5,025
S Thornton Road
FairOver: Wind Creek
3.1 M N OF AL 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1998 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 105
Connector Road
FairOver: Sandy Creek
0.9 M N US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1925 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 105
Town Creek Road
FairOver: Town Creek
0.7 M N CO RD 363, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1986 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 130
Valley Grove Road
FairOver: Jones Creek
2.9 M N OF CO. RD 502, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1922 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 50
Connector Road
FairOver: Sandy Creek Spur
0.7 MI N US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1910 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 45
Cook Road
FairOver: Jones Creek
2.6 M. N. CO RD 591, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1988 Load: 12.2 t ADT: 45
HODGES RD
FairOver: SANDY CREEK SPUR
1.6 M N OF AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1930 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 35
Washington Street
FairOver: Norfolk Railroad
0.4 M E OF CO 280 280 BY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1931 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 530
Dipping Vat Road
FairOver: Dipping Vat Creek
0.6 M E CO RD 554, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2011 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 65
TRIMBLE RD
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
2.6 M N CR-072, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1928 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 25
Old Providence Rd
FairOver: Little Hillabee Creek
3 M N AL. 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1959 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 295
Doe Lane
FairOver: Emuckfaw Creek
0.6 M E OF INT 558 554, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1915 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 50
SR 14
FairOver: STONE CREEK
TOWN OF TALLASSEE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 9,246
Churchill Road
FairOver: Little Blue Creek Spur
3.2 M N AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1935 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 95
SR 22
FairOver: HAROLD CREEK
0.3 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1940 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,673
SR 50
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
10.5 MI E JCT SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 528
Lovelady Road
FairOver: Wind Creek
6.4 M N AL. 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1950 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 405
SR 50
FairOver: WIND CREEK
2.4 MI E TALLAPOOSA RIV., Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 1,139
CR 89 NORTH
FairOver: ANDREW BRANCH
3.9 MI N OF INT 048* AL50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 335
S Coldcreek Road
FairOver: Wind Creek
0.6 M N CO RD 046, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 220
Germanys Ferry Rd
FairOver: Tallapoosa River
0.5 M N OF CO RD 404, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 235
Goodwater Road
FairOver: Town Creek
2.6 MI W JCT SR 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1996 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 423
Agricola Road
FairOver: Sandy Creek
2.3 MI N CO RD 039, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1957 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 270
SR 49
FairOver: EMUCKFAW CREEK
2 MI N TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,076
SR 22
FairOver: EMUCKFAW CREEK
6 MI N JCT SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1952 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 904
SR 50
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R
TOWN OF CAMPHILL, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1952 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,597
ROCK SPRINGS RD
FairOver: MOORES CREEK
4.5 M N CO RD 308, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 255
SR 49
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
6.5 MI N JCT SR 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 4,918
Knight Road
FairOver: Oaktasasi Creek
2.7 MI NORTH OF AL HWY 22, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 180
SR 49
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
HORSESHOE BEND, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 1,088
SR 63
FairOver: OAKTASASI CREEK
2 MI N ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1947 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,603
SR 63
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
3.7 MI N ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1947 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,603
N.HARPER ST.
FairOver: STONE CREEK
0.1 MI N ALA 14, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1947 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 350
SR 49
FairOver: WIND CREEK
1.7 MI S JCT SR 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,933
SR 49
FairOver: STONE CREEK
0.7 MI N JCT SR 14, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 1,984
SR38/US280
FairOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
1 MI E ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 17,077
SR 50
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
6 MI E JCT SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 531
COLEY CREEK RD
FairOver: CENTRAL OF GA RR
0.9 MI N US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1969 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 500
Martin Road
FairOver: Broken Arrow Creek
0.66 M East SR-63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 20
SR 49
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
2 MI N JCT SR 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 4,167
SIMPSON RD
FairOver: LITTLE EMUCKFAW CR
2.4 MI E ALA 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 155
Punkin Hill Road
FairOver: Unnamed Creek
0.55 M East Denver Road, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 20
196
FairOver: ELKAHATCHEE CREEK
2.6 M N ALA 63/ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1964 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 285
CAMPGROUND RD
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
3.9 M N ALA 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1975 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 210
E SOUTH ST(OLD 280
FairOver: CHATTASOFKA CREEK
CITY OF DADEVILLE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1927 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 1,850
WILD LIFE RD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1 MI E. OF CO RD NO 066, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 80
OLD 280 RD
FairOver: S FORK SANDY CREEK
OLD 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1928 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 9,270
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