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SR 17 over Long Branch

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

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

SR 17 over Long Branch in Washington 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 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,750 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 55 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated good (32.2%); 16 (9.4%) 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 104 ft
Location	4.9 Mi N Mobile Co Line
NBI structure number	019697
Condition class	Good

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