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SR 188 over Bayou La Batre

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

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

SR 188 over Bayou La Batre in Mobile 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 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11,303 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 464 of the 609 inventoried bridges in Mobile County rated fair (76.2%); 15 (2.5%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-65 over Old Shell Rd	1962	97,939	Fair
I-65 over Spring Hill Ave	1962	97,939	Fair
I-10 WB * EB over Branch	1964	96,938	Fair
I-10 WB * EB over Halls Mill Creek	1964	96,938	Fair
I-10 WB * EB over Moores Creek	1964	96,938	Fair
I-65 over Three Mile Creek	1962	92,601	Fair