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Ripley Road over Sims Branch

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

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

Ripley Road over Sims Branch in Walker County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1991).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 167 of the 275 inventoried bridges in Walker County rated fair (60.7%); 16 (5.8%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 20 ft
Location	2 Miles N Hwy 78
NBI structure number	006884
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-22 over Burnt Caine Creek	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Burnt Caine Creek	2004	25,062	Fair
I-22 over BNSF Railroad	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Dora Flat Creek Rd	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over BNSF Railroad	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Cr-81	2004	25,062	Good