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Old Hwy 43 over Denny Branch

Mobile County, Alabama · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Old Hwy 43 over Denny Branch in Mobile County, Alabama, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1942, making it 83 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 345 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 609 inventoried bridges in Mobile County rated poor (2.5%); 15 (2.5%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Alabama department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-65 over Old Shell Rd	1962	97,939	Fair
I-65 over Spring Hill Ave	1962	97,939	Fair
I-10 WB * EB over Branch	1964	96,938	Fair
I-10 WB * EB over Halls Mill Creek	1964	96,938	Fair
I-10 WB * EB over Moores Creek	1964	96,938	Fair
I-65 over Three Mile Creek	1962	92,601	Fair