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Bud Odom Road over Bates Creek

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

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

Bud Odom Road over Bates Creek in Washington 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 1986, making it 39 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 100 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated fair (58.5%); 16 (9.4%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 62 ft
Location	at Bates CR on Odom Rd
NBI structure number	017008
Condition class	Fair

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