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Al 5 over Rice Creek

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

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

Al 5 over Rice Creek in Perry County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,070 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 123 of the 162 inventoried bridges in Perry County rated fair (75.9%); 7 (4.3%) are rated poor.
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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
CR 45 over Al 5	1956	3,430	Fair
Al 5 over Taylor Creek	1958	3,318	Fair
Al 5 over Wallace Creek	1958	3,112	Fair
Al 5 over Ut Cahaba River	1958	2,940	Fair
Al 5 over Ellard Creek	1958	2,940	Fair
Al 5 over Ut Old Town Creek	1958	2,890	Fair