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SR 65 over Branch

Jackson County, Alabama · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR 65 over Branch in Jackson County, Alabama, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,471 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 85 of the 313 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated good (27.2%); 12 (3.8%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated December 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 29 ft
Location	3 Mi N Jct US 72 * SR 65
NBI structure number	017194
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	December 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 35 over Dry Creek	1988	20,021	Good
US 72 Ramps Co. 74 over Stream	1995	16,873	Fair
US72 SR2 over Stream	1979	16,418	Fair
US 72 SR 2 over Stream	1974	15,167	Fair
US 72 SR 2 over Sheepneck Creek	1974	14,560	Fair
US 72 SR 2 over Parkell Creek	1974	14,560	Fair