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I - 65 North over Cahaba River

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

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

I - 65 North over Cahaba River 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 56,815 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 702 ft
Location	I 65 * Cahaba River
NBI structure number	011934
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 South over Co Rd 17	1980	47,910	Fair
I - 65 North over Co Rd 17	1980	47,910	Fair