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Al-257 over Blackwater Creek

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

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

Al-257 over Blackwater Creek 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 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,208 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 329 ft
Location	AL-257 Blackwater Creek
NBI structure number	010107
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