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Bridge conditions in Houston County, Alabama

248 inventoried bridges · 1 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 248 bridges in Houston County: 116 rated good, 131 fair, and 1 poor.

1 of the 248 bridges in Houston County, Alabama, are rated in poor condition (0.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
116 bridges (46.8%) are rated good and 131 (52.8%) fair.
The median Houston County bridge was built in 1980.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Willie Raley Rd over Beaver Creek (built 1990), carrying about 95 vehicles a day.

Good 46.8% · Fair 52.8% · Poor 0.4% of 248 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
Willie Raley Rd over Beaver Creek	1990	95	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 231 Mp 24.616 over Branch	1925	37,220	Fair
US 231 Mp 25.356 over Quail Creek	1928	34,100	Fair
SR 210 Mp 9.130 over Poplar Spring Branch	1958	26,740	Fair
Westgate Parkway over Rock Creek	1990	26,565	Fair
US 231 Mp 27.112 over Branch	1957	24,880	Fair
US 84 Mp 209.190 over Stream	1973	23,060	Fair
US 84 Mp 212.454 over Branch	1927	20,960	Good
US 231 Mp 8.971 over Cypress Creek	1959	17,740	Fair
US 231 Mp 10.668 over Stream	1959	17,740	Fair
US 84 Mp 211.263 over Ditch	1974	17,300	Fair

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

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