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I - 65 over 8TH Street South

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

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

I - 65 over 8TH Street South in Jefferson County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970 and reconstructed in 1988, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 66,030 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 836 of the 1,069 inventoried bridges in Jefferson County rated fair (78.2%); 24 (2.2%) 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 150 ft
Location	I65 * 8TH Street South
NBI structure number	014402
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I - 20/59 East over I - 20/59 West	2004	157,350	Good
I - 20/59 over Stream	1973	140,400	Fair
I - 65 over 6TH Ave. South	1970	138,490	Fair
I - 65 over 2ND Ave No	1969	136,580	Fair
I - 65 over 4TH. Ave. North	1969	136,580	Fair
I - 65 over 3RD Ave North	1969	136,580	Fair