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County Road 55 over Coosa River

Chilton County, Alabama · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Road 55 over Coosa River in Chilton County, Alabama, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1977).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 94 of the 190 inventoried bridges in Chilton County rated good (49.5%); 2 (1.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,159 ft
Location	CR 55 2 Mi NW New Hopech
NBI structure number	012126
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-65 over Cobb Creek	1960	48,128	Fair
I-65 over Third Creek	1960	48,128	Fair
I-65 over Watson Creek	1960	48,128	Fair
I-65 over Turkey Creek	1960	43,848	Fair
I-65 over Yellow Leaf Creek (+)	1989	43,848	Good
I-65 over Walnut Creek (-)	1957	42,705	Fair