Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama - drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
- 3.3%
- Structurally deficient
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.3%
451 bridges flagged for repair priority
-3.6pp vs national avg 7.0%
Alabama vs national bridge condition
Alabama - Good condition share 35.0%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Alabama - Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (67)
Autauga 101 Baldwin 319 Barbour 155 Bibb 108 Blount 149 Bullock 115 Butler 153 Calhoun 334 Chambers 155 Cherokee 138 Chilton 153 Choctaw 128 Clarke 131 Clay 105 Cleburne 137 Coffee 179 Colbert 146 Conecuh 177 Coosa 108 Covington 264 Crenshaw 146 Cullman 211 Dale 189 Dallas 180 DeKalb 242 Elmore 169 Escambia 164 Etowah 204 Fayette 159 Franklin 161 Geneva 172 Greene 180 Hale 137 Henry 105 Houston 204 Jackson 269 Jefferson 885 Lamar 146 Lauderdale 211 Lawrence 175 Lee 170 Limestone 256 Lowndes 126 Macon 148 Madison 586 Marengo 171 Marion 207 Marshall 142 Mobile 502 Monroe 124 Montgomery 503 Morgan 225 Perry 130 Pickens 203 Pike 138 Randolph 143 Russell 165 Shelby 293 St. Clair 156 Sumter 206 Talladega 198 Tallapoosa 128 Tuscaloosa 406 Walker 224 Washington 148 Wilcox 137 Winston 72
Alabama vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient, the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.
FL
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama
Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
AIRPORT ROAD
PoorOver: COLDWATER CREEK
Airport Rd/.2 MI S US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1974 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
CO RD 30-CYRIL RD
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
IC RR
UnknownOver: AL 14
INPRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 22,250
CO RD 68
UnknownOver: I65
8.2 MI N OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1960 ADT: 34,190
CO RD 20
UnknownOver: I65
9.5 MI N OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1960 ADT: 34,190
CO 40
UnknownOver: I65
2.2 MI N OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 34,190
CO RD 61
UnknownOver: I65
4.9 MI N OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 34,190
CO 59
UnknownOver: I65
5.5 MI N OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 34,190
CO. RD. 85
UnknownOver: I65
0.6 MI S OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1972 ADT: 34,120
C0 RD 61
UnknownOver: I-65 SB * NB
0.2 MI S ESC CO LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 26,382
I-10 WB
UnknownOver: SR 59
JCT I-10 * SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 21,608
I-10 EB
UnknownOver: SR 59
JCT I-10 * SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 21,608
I-10 EB
UnknownOver: CO RD 65
2.9 MI E SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 380
CO RD 68
UnknownOver: I-10 WB
5.3 MI E SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 20,292
CO RD 68
UnknownOver: I-10 EB
5.3 MI E SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 20,292
CO RD 64
UnknownOver: I-10
JCT I-10 * CO RD 64, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 40,583
COUNTY ROAD 87
UnknownOver: I-10 EB * WB
JCT CO RD 87 * I-10, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 51,383
PAPER COMPANY RD
UnknownOver: I-10 WB
3.6 MI W FLA ST LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 21,512
PAPER COMPANY RD
UnknownOver: I-10 EB
3.6 MI W FLA ST LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 30,265
MODELL BRYARS ROAD
UnknownOver: I-65
5 MI S ESC CO LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 27,267
CO RD 47
UnknownOver: I-65
2.7 MI S ESC CO LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 26,382
SR 287
UnknownOver: I-65 SB * NB
SR 287 @ I-65, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 23,589
I-65 SB
UnknownOver: SR 59
I-65 @ SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1967 ADT: 5,761
I-65 NB
UnknownOver: SR 59
I-65 @ SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1967 ADT: 5,761
US 31 SB
UnknownOver: CSX RR/BAY MINETTE
0.8 MI N JCT CO RD 138, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 ADT: 84
US 31 NB
UnknownOver: CSX RR/BAY MINETTE
0.8 MI N JCT CO RD 138, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 ADT: 84
US 90 WB
UnknownOver: I-10
US90/I-10(1 MI E SP FT), Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 ADT: 64,365
SR 181 NB
UnknownOver: I-10 EB * WB
JCT I-10 * SR 181, Baldwin, AL
Built 1970 ADT: 64,365
SR 181 SB
UnknownOver: I-10 EB * WB
JCT I-10 * SR 181, Baldwin, AL
Built 1970 ADT: 64,365
SR 59
UnknownOver: 22ND AVE
1.8 MI N SR 182, Baldwin, AL
Built 1972 ADT: 1,005
SR 59
UnknownOver: INTRACOASTAL CANAL
1.9 MI N SR 182, Baldwin, AL
Built 1972 ADT: 631
SR 225
UnknownOver: I-65
JCT I-65 * SR 225, Baldwin, AL
Built 1976 ADT: 21,651
SR 182
UnknownOver: PERDIDO PASS
2 MI W FLA LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1989 ADT: 6,500
US 90/98 EB
UnknownOver: US 90/98 WB
0.3MI W SPANISH FORT HILL, Baldwin, AL
Built 2002 ADT: 6,160
US 90/98 WB
UnknownOver: US 90/98 WB
0.3MI W SPANISH FORT HILL, Baldwin, AL
Built 2002 ADT: 6,160
COUNTY RD. 68
UnknownOver: I-10 WBL
5.3 MI EAST OF SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 2014 ADT: 16,655
COUNTY RD 68
UnknownOver: I-10 EBL
5.3 MI E OF SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 2014 ADT: 16,655
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: SR 182
1.2 MI. WEST OF SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 2006 ADT: 11,310
Pedestrian Bridge
UnknownOver: SR 59
450' North of US 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 2016 ADT: 29,360
Ped. O'pass @ Pier
UnknownOver: SR-182
.1 Mi. E. Of SR-135 & 182, Baldwin, AL
Built 2017 ADT: 21,670
Ped Opass @ Pavil
UnknownOver: SR-182
_, Baldwin, AL
Built 2017 ADT: 17,440
LAKEPOINT PARK RD
UnknownOver: US 431
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR 165, Barbour, AL
Built 1979 ADT: 12,050
US 82
UnknownOver: AL 5 (-)
JCT SR 5 * SR 6, Bibb, AL
Built 1985 ADT: 1,610
US 82
UnknownOver: AL 5 (+)
JCT SR5 * SR6, Bibb, AL
Built 1997 ADT: 1,610
AL 25
UnknownOver: US 82
CENTREVILLE, Bibb, AL
Built 2000 ADT: 5,220
CO ROAD 5
UnknownOver: I - 65
I65 * CO RD 5, Blount, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 38,720
L&N RR
UnknownOver: AL 160
AL 160 * L*N RR AT HAYDEN, Blount, AL
Built 1991 ADT: 7,910
I - 65
UnknownOver: AL - 3 (US 31)
I-65 OVER US 31, Blount, AL
Built 1998 ADT: 12,720
I - 65
UnknownOver: AL - 160
I - 65 / AL - 160, Blount, AL
Built 1999 ADT: 3,577
CSX RR
UnknownOver: AL 10
GRNVILLE-.2MI E OF AL 185, Butler, AL
Built 1925 ADT: 6,120
AL 106
UnknownOver: L*N RR * RAIL RD AVE
2.2 MI E OF JCT I 65, Butler, AL
Built 1958 ADT: 6,677
CO RD 15
UnknownOver: I65
3.7 MI.N.OF CONECUH CO, Butler, AL
Built 1960 ADT: 23,470
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
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