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CO RT 437 Cul over Stream

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

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

CO RT 437 Cul over Stream in Cullman 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 161 of the 246 inventoried bridges in Cullman County rated fair (65.4%); 14 (5.7%) 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 January 2025, 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	5	5	Fair condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 34 ft
Location	1 Mi S Jct I-65
NBI structure number	005551
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	January 2025
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
I-65 over Branch	1959	52,265	Fair
I65 over Bavers Creek	1960	50,407	Fair
I65 over Branch	1960	50,407	Fair
I65 over Branch	1958	44,987	Fair
I65 over Mariot Creek	1958	44,987	Fair
I65 over Mariot Creek	1960	44,987	Fair