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Bud Odom Road over Governors Branch

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

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

Bud Odom Road over Governors Branch in Washington County, Alabama, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1997).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated poor (9.4%); 16 (9.4%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 32 ft
Location	at Branch on Bud Odom Rd
NBI structure number	017007
Condition class	Poor

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 Rel.	1979	6,180	Fair