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I-85 over Branch

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

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

I-85 over Branch 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 31,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the state 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 June 2023, 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	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 25 ft
Location	1.28 Mi. N. AL.49
NBI structure number	007863
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles

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
I85 over Branch	1963	31,250	Poor
I85 Sbl over Cubahatchee Crk.relief	1961	18,020	Fair
I85 Nbl over Cubahatchee Crk.relief	1961	18,020	Fair