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Al 41 over Water Ave.

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

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

Al 41 over Water Ave. in Dallas 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 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,510 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 163 of the 227 inventoried bridges in Dallas County rated fair (71.8%); 8 (3.5%) 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 224 ft
Location	Int. Water Ave. AL.#4 1
NBI structure number	011659
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 80 over Valley Creek	1933	25,120	Fair
US 80 over Alabama River	1940	13,920	Fair
Al 22 over Valley Creek	2013	11,090	Fair
Al 41 over Stream	1976	11,020	Fair
Al 41 over RR * Beachcreek	1976	10,950	Fair
Al 41 over Alabama River	1970	10,540	Fair