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Co. Hwy. 55 over Railroad

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

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

Co. Hwy. 55 over Railroad in Shelby County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 621 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 201 of the 343 inventoried bridges in Shelby County rated fair (58.6%); 3 (0.9%) 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 136 ft
Location	.1 Mi W Jct St Rt 25
NBI structure number	010357
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I - 65 over Bishop Creek	1980	83,600	Fair
I65 over Hogpen Creek	1979	77,840	Fair
I - 65 over Buck Ck	1959	57,460	Fair
I - 65 South over Cahaba River	1978	56,815	Fair
I - 65 North over Cahaba River	1978	56,815	Fair
I - 65 South over Co Rd 17	1980	47,910	Fair