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So.frontage Rd. over Bean River

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

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

So.frontage Rd. over Bean River in Walker 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 2000, making it 25 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2000).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 92 of the 275 inventoried bridges in Walker County rated good (33.5%); 16 (5.8%) 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 20 ft
Location	400WEST Hensley Rd
NBI structure number	017499
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
I-22 over Burnt Caine Creek	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Burnt Caine Creek	2004	25,062	Fair
I-22 over BNSF Railroad	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Dora Flat Creek Rd	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over BNSF Railroad	2004	25,062	Good
I-22 over Cr-81	2004	25,062	Good