Total bridges
482
Public highway bridges in Tuscaloosa County
County profile · official public datasets
Tuscaloosa County, AL
482 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.6% rated Good, 54.8% Fair, 0.6% Poor.
- 482
- Public bridges
- 44.6%
- Good condition
- 0.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Tuscaloosa County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 10%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 482
- public highway bridges
- 1981
- 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.
Tuscaloosa County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Tuscaloosa County ranks #7 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.6%). Tuscaloosa County, Alabama contains 482 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.6% are rated “Good,” 54.8% “Fair,” and 0.6% “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
44.6%
215 of 482 rated 7-9
Fair condition
54.8%
264 of 482 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.6%
3 of 482 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#7 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 482 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 44.6% (215)
Fair 54.8% (264)
Poor 0.6% (3)
Tuscaloosa County's Poor-condition bridges carry 17,670 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 5,890 crossings a day against 3,469 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 482 of 482 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
45.6% of Tuscaloosa County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
220 of the 482 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 44.6% 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 52.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 11 over NORFOLK & SO. RR Active, built 1955, carries 9,300 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 17,670 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Tuscaloosa County's bridges were built
482 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 2
1900–1909
2 bridges
- 1920s 14
1920–1929
14 bridges
- 1930s 8
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 16
1940–1949
16 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
58 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
81 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
59 bridges
- 1980s 34
1980–1989
34 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
54 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
99 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
46 bridges
- 2020s 11
2020–2029
11 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 99 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1981, 7 years newer than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Tuscaloosa County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Tuscaloosa County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.6% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile County | 612 | 21.1% | 76.1% | 2.8% | 1980 |
| Montgomery County | 596 | 37.9% | 59.9% | 2.2% | 1975 |
| Tuscaloosa County (this page) | 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 |
| Shelby County | 344 | 41% | 58.1% | 0.9% | 1981 |
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 Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (482 bridges here).
- Lycoming County, PA · 482 bridges
- Windsor County, VT · 483 bridges
- Lauderdale County, MS · 481 bridges
- Cattaraugus County, NY · 484 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1981 here).
- Franklin County, OH · avg 1981 · 922 bridges
- Greenville County, SC · avg 1981 · 635 bridges
- Montgomery County, OH · avg 1981 · 632 bridges
- McLean County, IL · avg 1981 · 624 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (215)
BOYD ROAD
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
12.7 MI N JCT US NO. 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 125
JOHN SWINDLE ROAD
GoodOver: PATTYS CREEK
3.1 MI. NE OF JCT. US 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40
MALONE CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: ELROD CREEK
.2 MI. SOUTH COUNTY 140, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
MYERS ROAD
GoodOver: CLEAR BRANCH
0.8 MI. E OF JCT ALA 69, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75
PHELPS ROAD
GoodOver: YELLOW CREEK
1.5 MI SE OF JCT CR 252, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 115
OLD MARION ROAD
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK BRANCH
1.8 MI. NE JCT W/CO 309, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 600
HURRICANE RD
GoodOver: COTTON DALE CREEK
.7 MI. NE OF JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
OLD FAYETTE RD.
GoodOver: BINION CREEK
.4 MI. SOUTH OF CO. RD.38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300
CANDLE WOOD ROAD
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY YO MILL CREEK
.1MI. WEST OF 43 NORTH, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 250
WATSON ROAD
GoodOver: THORTON CREEK
.9 MI. SW OF CO. ROAD 35, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5
JAYS CREEK LANE
GoodOver: JAYS CREEK
.4 MI SOUTH OF CO. ROAD 2, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15
SEED TOWN ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.MI SOUTH OF HEMPHILL RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10
RIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: LYE BRANCH
8.5 MI NE OF JCT CO RT 59, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 62
JOE TAYLOR ROAD
GoodOver: BARBEE CREEK
1/4 WEST OF HWY 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
FONDREN ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH INTO BARBEE CREEK
3.1 MI NE OF JCT CO # 38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40
WALTER SHIRLEY RD
GoodOver: BENTON COLLINS CREEK
1.5 MI NE OF JCT AL RT 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300
ST BUNN ROAD
GoodOver: Trib. of Dry Creek
.6 MI. S OF MLK BLVD., Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2013 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10
AL 216
GoodOver: ABS RR (OLD L&N) ACTIVE
HOWTON, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1983 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 6,158
BROWNVILLE PIKE RD
GoodOver: REL 5 BR FOR SIPSEY RIV
1.72 MI E JCT BOYD RD., Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2009 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 50
TUSCALOOSA CO 26
GoodOver: RUM CREEK
0.5 MI W SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 3,624
BEE BRANCH ROAD
GoodOver: BEE BRANCH
.1 MI. N JCT. US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2009 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 25
dobbs rd
GoodOver: thorntol creek
5 mi w of jet. co. rd. 35, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2016 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 450
MANORA ESTATES DR.
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
.5 MI. WEST OF ALL HY 69, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 200
MANORA ESTATES
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
.5 MI. WEST OF ALA. 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 200
JOE MALISHAM PKWY
GoodOver: I-59
3.2MI S JCT I 359, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1998 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 3,643
I-359 RAMP "A"
GoodOver: 15TH STREET
JCT WITH 15TH STREET, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1983 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 5,133
OLD JASPER ROAD
GoodOver: GIN BRANCH
3.8 MI N OF JCT US NO 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2013 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,000
I-59
GoodOver: NORFOLK & SO RR Active
OVER US11 AND NORFOLK, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2017 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 61,767
I-59
GoodOver: SR-6 (US-11) SKYLAND
EXIT 76, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2020 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 59,031
DUNCANVILLE SCHOOL
GoodOver: TADPOLE CREEK
0.45 WEST OF HWY 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 540
FOXFIRE ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CO RT 2, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1990 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 55
LESUEUR ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
2.1 MI W OF JCT ALA # 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40
CANYON LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: BEE BRANCH
0.5 MI NE OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 300
GRAMHAM ROAD
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
3.8 MI N JCT CO #38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40
ABERNATHY
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.9 MI N OF JCT US #11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 200
KEMP ROAD
GoodOver: BINION CREEK
1.6 MI NW JCT CO RT 38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40
HANNAH CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: HOGSICK CREEK
5.8 MI NE OF JCT CO RT 59, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2009 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 800
FONDREN ROAD
GoodOver: BARBEE CREEK
3.1 MI NE OF JCT CO # 38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2010 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 100
DUNCANVILLE SCHOOL
GoodOver: TADPOLE CREEK
0.45 WEST OF HWY 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 540
JOE MALLISHAM PKWY
GoodOver: TATER HILL TRIBUTARY
1.8 MI N BLACK WARR RV, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 1,250
ROSE BLVD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
3.5 MI NORTH US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,000
CLEMENTS ROAD
GoodOver: COTTONDALE CREEK
0.8 MI SE JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1994 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 1,000
MOCCASIN BRANCH RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
3.2 MI NW OF JCT AL 171, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2014 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 8
malone creek road
GoodOver: MALONE MILL CREEK
6.8 mi off 82 west, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15
South Sandy Rd
GoodOver: Big Sandy Creek
0.7 MI SW US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 50
Holman Church Rd
GoodOver: Kansas City Southern RR
.06 Miles S of Lee Bonner, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2022 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 487
BOYD ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF DUNN CREEK REL
6.3 MI N OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 120
OLD FAYETTE ROAD
GoodOver: BINION CREEK
4.9 MI.INT. WITH US 43 N, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2005 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 300
GAINESVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: WOODS CREEK
1.6 MI NW OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1968 Load: 59.2 t ADT: 450
M-CLASS BLVD
GoodOver: NS RR Active US 11
US HWY 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2020 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 3,633
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