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Al. 181 over Cowpen Creek

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

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

Al. 181 over Cowpen Creek in Baldwin 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 1989, making it 36 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,002 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 197 of the 382 inventoried bridges in Baldwin County rated fair (51.6%); 5 (1.3%) 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-10 over Joes Branch	1969	63,162	Fair
I-10 over Dolive Stream	1969	63,162	Fair
I-10 over Dolive Creek	1969	63,162	Fair
I-10 EB * WB over Turkey Branch	1969	63,093	Fair
I-10 EB * WB over Bay Branch	1969	63,093	Fair
I-10 EB * WB over Stream	1969	55,494	Fair