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Ripley Cutoff Rd over Sims Creek

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

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

Ripley Cutoff Rd over Sims Creek in Walker 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 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1991).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 167 of the 275 inventoried bridges in Walker County rated fair (60.7%); 16 (5.8%) 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 29 ft
Location	2 Mi. North 78 Hwy.
NBI structure number	015121
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-22 over Burnt Caine Creek	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Burnt Caine Creek	2004	25,062	Fair
I-22 over BNSF Railroad	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Dora Flat Creek Rd	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over BNSF Railroad	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Cr-81	2004	25,062	Good