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Blake Bottom Road over S.R. 255

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

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

Blake Bottom Road over S.R. 255 in Madison 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2019, making it 6 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,293 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 281 of the 712 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated good (39.5%); 9 (1.3%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 279 ft
Location	3 Miles North of U.S. 72
NBI structure number	020919
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US231; US431; SR1 over Norfolk Southern	1991	127,353	Good
I565 * Ramps over Mcdonald Creek	1991	125,237	Fair
I565 * Ramps over Creek	1991	123,575	Fair
I-565; Alt US 72 over N/S R.R / City Streets	1991	98,210	Fair
I-565; Alt US 72 over N/S R.R / City Streets	1991	91,064	Fair
US 231 over Governors Dr * Branch	1978	83,768	Fair