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Bridge conditions in Morgan County, Alabama

271 inventoried bridges · 4 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Morgan County tracks close to typical: 4 of its 271 inventoried bridges (1.5%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

4 of the 271 bridges in Morgan County, Alabama, are rated in poor condition (1.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
102 bridges (37.6%) are rated good and 165 (60.9%) fair.
The median Morgan County bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Sparkman St over Shoal Creek (built 1915), carrying about 2,123 vehicles a day.

Good 37.6% · Fair 60.9% · Poor 1.5% of 271 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
Sparkman St over Shoal Creek	1915	2,123	Poor
Burleson Mtn Road over Villiage Branch	1940	115	Poor
Curry Chapel Road over Cotaco Creek	1920	20	Poor
Forman Bottom Road over Cotaco Creek	1930	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 65 over Branch	1968	35,580	Fair
I 65 over Shoals Creek	1968	34,110	Fair
I 65 over Branch	1968	33,220	Fair
8TH St SW over Dry Branch	1975	33,034	Fair
SR 67 over Clark Spring	1965	31,030	Fair
Spring Avenue over Clark Spring	1965	31,030	Fair
SR 3 over Branch	1928	30,960	Good
I 65 over Branch	1964	30,930	Fair
I 65 over Robinson Creek	1968	30,930	Fair
I 65 over Branch	1968	30,930	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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