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SR38 / US280 over Sandy Creek

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

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

SR38 / US280 over Sandy Creek in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,790 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 152 inventoried bridges in Tallapoosa County rated good (28.9%); 16 (10.5%) are rated poor.
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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 262 ft
Location	1.0 Mi E Junct SR50
NBI structure number	017209
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Al 22 over Sugar Creek	1985	26,563	Fair
SR38/US280 over Tallapoosa River	1969	17,661	Fair
SR38 / US 280 over Manoy Creek	2003	14,569	Fair
US 280 over Buck Creek	2002	14,547	Good
SR38 / US280 over Creek	2004	13,580	Fair
SR38/US 280 over North Fork Sandy Creek	1977	13,353	Fair