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Roper Road over CSX Railroad

Jefferson County, Alabama · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Roper Road over CSX Railroad in Jefferson County, Alabama, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,613 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 209 of the 1,069 inventoried bridges in Jefferson County rated good (19.6%); 24 (2.2%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 142 ft
Location	2.0 Mile SE Trussville
NBI structure number	007169
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I - 20/59 East over I - 20/59 West	2004	157,350	Good
I - 20/59 over Stream	1973	140,400	Fair
I - 65 over 6TH Ave. South	1970	138,490	Fair
I - 65 over 2ND Ave No	1969	136,580	Fair
I - 65 over 4TH. Ave. North	1969	136,580	Fair
I - 65 over 3RD Ave North	1969	136,580	Fair