State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Alabama - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

Alabama vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama

Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

CO RD 23

Fair

Over: I-65

5.9 MI S US 84, Conecuh, AL

Built 1959 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 471

CO RD 68

Fair

Over: I65

8.2 MI N OF US 31, Autauga, AL

Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 636

DOUBLE BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: I-59

2.9 MI NO US 231, St. Clair, AL

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 900

CAMPGROUND ROAD

Fair

Over: FAVORITE CREEK

SEC-22 T-5-N R-24-E, Dale, AL

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 550

EARLE STREET

Fair

Over: ONE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI W LAWRENCE STREET, Mobile, AL

Built 1961 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 836

I-10

Fair

Over: FARMER BRANCH

5.6 MI E MISS ST LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50,787

RAMSEY RD

Fair

Over: I-10

5.7 MI E MISS STATE LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,092

KESTWICK DR

Fair

Over: PATTON CREEK

KESTWICK DR * PATTON CK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1966 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,564

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO POLECAT CREEK

4.8 MI. E. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 200

CO RT 74

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

1.0 MI N JCT CR 74, Jackson, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 250

BUTTERMILK ROAD

Fair

Over: COTTONDALE CREEK

0.6 MI S OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,050

Al-171

Fair

Over: Branch

0.5 MI N Brewer College, Fayette, AL

Built 1926 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,221

CR-170

Fair

Over: I-20/59

2.6 MI N JCT AL-14, Greene, AL

Built 1966 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 126

BAKER RD

Fair

Over: I-65

3.61 MI N SR 158, Mobile, AL

Built 1967 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,871

I65 SBL

Fair

Over: RR AND PERSIMMON CREEK

1.9 MI N OF AL 185, Butler, AL

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 14,920

I65 NBL

Fair

Over: RR AND PERSIMMON CREEK

1.9 MI N OF AL 185, Butler, AL

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 14,920

I - 20/59 NORTH

Fair

Over: 3RD ST NORTH

.1 MI. SO. RT. INTERCHANG, Jefferson, AL

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 78,675

I 59/20 NORTH

Fair

Over: 28 TH ST NO

I 59 * 28 TH ST NO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 76,205

I - 20/59 NORTH

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RR

I 59 & ABANDONED RR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1974 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 70,200

CO RD 63

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

CO RD 22 TO CO RD 33, Houston, AL

Built 1976 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 420

CO RD 417

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.45 MI S JCT CR 38, Jackson, AL

Built 1977 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 96

HURTEL STREET

Fair

Over: SALTWATER CREEK

0.2 MI E SR 163, Mobile, AL

Built 1977 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,406

AL-18

Fair

Over: Yellow Creek Relief

Vernon City Limits, Lamar, AL

Built 1979 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,590

CO RD 81

Fair

Over: LITTLE CALEBEE CREEK

0.43 MI NO HWY80W/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 1980 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 110

RICH. ARR. JR BLVD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

10TH AVE N * 36 TH, Jefferson, AL

Built 1983 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 12,200

GRANDBAY WILMER S

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

2.0 MI N CO 28, Mobile, AL

Built 1984 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 9,342

WALTER MOORE ROAD

Fair

Over: MEEKERS CREEK

0.2 MI E OF COUNTY RD 63, Mobile, AL

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,415

County Road 463

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

0.2 MILES SOUTH OF CO 45, Marion, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 30

CAPSHAW RD

Fair

Over: FRENCH MILL CREEK

SEC17 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1992 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 890

AL-14

Fair

Over: Warrior River Relief

0.8 MI W Warrior River, Greene, AL

Built 1992 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,875

US 80

Fair

Over: BULL SLOUGH

0.5 MI.W. MACON CO. LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,860

AL-18

Fair

Over: Luxapallilia Crk Relief

2.8 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,312

AL-18

Fair

Over: Frost Creek

0.9 MI E FAYETTE CO LINE, Walker, AL

Built 1932 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 880

CLARENDON AVE

Fair

Over: HALLS CREEK

CLARENDON AVE * 14TH ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 1945 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 3,000

COUNTY ROAD 26

Fair

Over: BLUE SPRINGS CREEK

GUM SPRINGS, Blount, AL

Built 1949 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 1,521

AL-171

Fair

Over: Cains Ridge Creek

0.2 MI S JCT SR 159, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,285

JUNIPER AVE

Fair

Over: SWEET GUM CREEK

0.5 MI E OLD HWY 43, Mobile, AL

Built 1960 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 936

RAMP C WBL

Fair

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

NORTH RAMP US 431 TO I-20, Calhoun, AL

Built 1968 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,695

I - 65 SOUTH

Fair

Over: I - 65 NORTH

I 59 * I 65 INTERCHANGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1969 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 112,170

HALL ST

Fair

Over: BROGLAN BRANCH

2418 HALL ST, Madison, AL

Built 1972 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 3,658

I59/20 NORTH

Fair

Over: VALLEY CREEK

I59 * VALLEY CREEK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1979 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 23,555

BARATARA DRIVE

Fair

Over: BAYOU BARATARA

0.37 MI N ALPINE ST, Mobile, AL

Built 1960 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 160

KILCREASE RD.

Fair

Over: BLAZE BRANCH

KILCREASE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1983 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 30

CR-31

Fair

Over: Town Creek

0.08 Mi N of CR-45, Coosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 379

US 80

Fair

Over: RIVERCHASE DRIVE-5TH AVE

4.4 MI E OF JCT US 431, Russell, AL

Built 1986 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 24,800

US 80

Fair

Over: RIVERCHASE DRIVE-5TH AVE

4.4 MI E OF US 431, Russell, AL

Built 1986 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 24,800

US 31

Fair

Over: VICKERS CREEK RELIEF

1.2 MI N OF CTY RD 49, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 3,220

I - 65 SOUTH

Fair

Over: FORREST BROOK DRIVE

I 65 * FORREST BROOK DR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1972 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 60,340

WOODMONT DR

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

WOODMONT DR SPRING CREEK, Colbert, AL

Built 1988 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,800

MULBERRY RD.

Fair

Over: BURGAN BRANCH

MULBERRY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 25

Showing 5,001-5,050 of 16,205 bridges

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