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Co Rd 53 over Miles Creek

Macon County, Alabama · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Co Rd 53 over Miles Creek in Macon County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 113 of the 176 inventoried bridges in Macon County rated fair (64.2%); 15 (8.5%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated March 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 42 ft
Location	4.6 Mi. W. I-85
NBI structure number	004395
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	March 2024
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I85 over Branch	1963	35,580	Fair
I-85 over Branch	1964	34,180	Fair
I85 over Branch	1963	31,250	Fair
I-85 over Branch	1963	31,250	Fair
I85 over Branch	1963	31,250	Poor
I85 Sbl over Cubahatchee Crk.relief	1961	18,020	Fair