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Bridge conditions in Covington County, Alabama

329 inventoried bridges · 32 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Covington County tracks close to typical: 32 of its 329 inventoried bridges (9.7%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

32 of the 329 bridges in Covington County, Alabama, are rated in poor condition (9.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
106 bridges (32.2%) are rated good and 191 (58.1%) fair.
The median Covington County bridge was built in 1967.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Rd 42 over Indian Creek (built 1937), carrying about 590 vehicles a day.

Good 32.2% · Fair 58.1% · Poor 9.7% of 329 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
County Rd 42 over Indian Creek	1937	590	Poor
County Rd 31 over Five Runns Creek	1958	490	Poor
County Rd 38 over Poley Creek	1963	440	Poor
County Rd 86 over Gantt Lake	1954	360	Poor
County Dirt Rd over No Name Branch	1950	360	Poor
County Rd 47 over Indian Creek	1963	350	Poor
County Rd 42 over Lightwood Knot Creek	1956	330	Poor
Co Rd # 4 over Finks Mill Pond	1900	302	Poor
County Rd 101 over No Name Branch	1932	220	Poor
County Dirtroad over Adams Creek	2001	210	Poor
County Dirt Rd over Big Creek	1938	140	Poor
Gorum Bridge Road over Pigeon Creek	1932	140	Poor
County Rd 59 over No Name Creek	1983	130	Poor
CR 85 over Indian Creek	1948	110	Poor
Hog Foot Road over Hog Foot Creek	1930	110	Poor
County Dirt Rd over No Name Branch	1932	80	Poor
County Dirt Rd over Turkey Creek	1932	80	Poor
County Rd 59 over No Name Branch	1971	80	Poor
County Dirt Rd over Feagin Creek	1932	80	Poor
Chalker Rd. over No Name Branch	1939	80	Poor
County Dirt Rd over Indian Creek	1952	80	Poor
County Dirt Rd over No Name Branch	1971	80	Poor
Barton Road over Crooked Creek	1993	80	Poor
County Rd 32 over No Name Creek	1995	80	Poor
County Dirt Rd over No Name Branch	1973	70	Poor
Gorum Bridge Road over Pigeon Creek	1900	70	Poor
County Dirt Rd over No Name Branch	1936	60	Poor
Co. Dirt Rd. over No Name Br.	1900	60	Poor
County Dirt Rd over Shotbag Creek	1900	60	Poor
Grider Mock Road over Copeland Creek	1975	50	Poor
Bushy Branch Rd. over No Name Creek	2008	50	Poor
County Dirt Road over Larkin Creek	1926	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 84 Mp 128.574 over Conecuh River	1993	10,280	Good
US 84 Mp 129.537 over Prestwood Mill Creek	1985	8,630	Good
N. Main Old US 331 over Branch	1940	8,570	Fair
US 84 Mp 144.310 over Branch	2006	6,810	Good
US84 Mp 520.935 over Stream	2000	5,420	Fair
US84 Mp 520.455 over Stream	2000	4,840	Fair
US84 Mp 523.279 over Stream	2000	4,840	Fair
US 29 Mp 52.280 over Branch	1940	4,820	Fair
US 29 Mp 53.039 over Branch	1941	4,820	Good
U S 29 Mp 52.787 over Conecuh River	1998	4,820	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Covington County → - all 329, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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