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US 43 over Paul Bayou Rel.

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

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

US 43 over Paul Bayou Rel. in Washington 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 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,180 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 100 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated fair (58.5%); 16 (9.4%) 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 prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 123 ft
Location	.6MI. N. of Calvert
NBI structure number	012149
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 43 over Little Paul Bayou	1979	12,360	Fair
US 43 over Graves Creek	1991	8,520	Fair
US 43 over Branch	1940	8,240	Fair
US 43 over Gaines Creek	1987	8,240	Fair
US 43 over Paul Bayou Creek	1979	6,180	Fair
US 43 over Paul Bayou Relief	2002	6,180	Fair