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Bridge conditions in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

481 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

2 of the 481 bridges the federal inventory lists in Tuscaloosa County are rated poor; the rest split 206 good and 273 fair.

2 of the 481 bridges in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, are rated in poor condition (0.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
206 bridges (42.8%) are rated good and 273 (56.8%) fair.
The median Tuscaloosa County bridge was built in 1981.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US 11 over NORFOLK & SO. RR Active (built 1955), carrying about 9,300 vehicles a day.

Good 42.8% · Fair 56.8% · Poor 0.4% of 481 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
US 11 over NORFOLK & SO. RR Active	1955	9,300	Poor
Deason Road over Mill Creek	1900	120	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-59 over Mud Creek	1955	62,647	Fair
I-59 over NS RR Active * US 11	2017	61,767	Good
I-59 over SR-6 (US-11) Skyland	2020	59,031	Good
I-359 (+) over I-59	1970	58,080	Fair
I-359 over Cribbs Mill Creek	1970	58,080	Fair
I-359 over US 43 US 11 Ns-rr	1983	57,667	Fair
I-59 over Woodland Lake Rd (+)	1964	57,573	Fair
I-59 over Ut Cottondale Creek	1966	57,552	Fair
I-59 over SR-6 (US-82)	2021	55,431	Fair
I-59 over Kepple Creek	1964	52,478	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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