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I - 65 over Al - 3 (US 31)

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

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

I - 65 over Al - 3 (US 31) in Blount 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 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 42,750 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 140 of the 178 inventoried bridges in Blount County rated fair (78.7%); 14 (7.9%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 216 ft
Location	I-65 over US 31
NBI structure number	017042
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I - 65 over Al - 160	1999	50,947	Fair
I65 over Branch	1959	44,547	Fair
I65 over Branch	1959	39,845	Fair
I - 65 over Mulberry Fork Warrior Ri	1995	39,680	Fair
Al - 75 over Gurley Creek	1968	11,640	Fair
Al - 160 over Double Branch	1947	11,434	Fair