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SR 51 over Robinson Creek

Lee County, Alabama · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR 51 over Robinson Creek in Lee County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2020, making it 5 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,280 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 124 of the 214 inventoried bridges in Lee County rated fair (57.9%); 3 (1.4%) 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 March 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 48 ft
Location	1 Mi South of Al 169
NBI structure number	021391
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	March 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
In-85 over Long St	2022	60,981	Good
In-85 over NS RR	2022	60,981	Good
In-85 over SR 51	2022	60,981	Good
I-85 over Moores Mill Creek	1958	40,660	Poor
I-85 over Stink Creek	1958	35,990	Fair
I-85 over Branch	1964	33,600	Fair