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
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
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)
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.
12
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
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
OLD TENN PIKE ROAD
FairOver: GURLEY CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.25 MILES OFF HWY 79, Jefferson, AL
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 473
CHEROKEE DR
FairOver: CAHABA RV
CHEROKEE DR * PKWY DR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000
AV W
FairOver: VILLAGE CK
AVENUE W ENS * VILLAGE CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,200
NEW CASTLE RD
FairOver: CUNNINGHAM CREEK
1.5 MILES N NEW CASTLE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,798
SICARD HOLLOW RD
FairOver: FLEMING BRANCH
CAHABA HEIGHTS, Jefferson, AL
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 825
MT BROOK PKWY
FairOver: WATKINS CREEK
MT BROOK PKWY * CAHABA RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,025
MT BROOK PKWY
FairOver: SHADES CREEK
MT BROOK PKWY * OLDMILL, Jefferson, AL
Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,115
WATKINS ROAD
FairOver: WATKINS CREEK
Watkins Road, Jefferson, AL
Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,008
BEECHWOOD ROAD
FairOver: SHADES CREEK
Beechwood - Overbrook rd, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,460
4TH AVE BESS
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
0.5 MILE S OF BESSEMER, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,622
OLD MULGA LOOP RD
FairOver: BHAM-SOUTHERN RR
500' SE AL 269 (MULGA), Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 430
HEATHERMOOR RD
FairOver: WATKINS CREEK
HEATHERMOOR DR * WATKIN C, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,160
5TH AVE NO
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
5TH AVE / DUNBAR CT., Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,150
OLD SPRINGVILLE RD
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER TRIBUTARY
50FT S UPHILL DR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,251
OLD SPRINGVILLE R
FairOver: MCCULVY CREEK
150 FT N CAVERN RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,940
AL - 3 SOUTH
FairOver: PATTON CREEK
.6 MI. NO. I-65, Jefferson, AL
Built 1942 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,460
AL - 5 (US 11)
FairOver: BRANCH
500' SOUTH AL 150, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500
BUD HOLMES ROAD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.5 MI E SR 75 PINSON, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,966
BRADFORD ROAD
FairOver: SELF CREEK
JCT BRASHER ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,319
RED LANE ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
RED LANE RD * SUNSET DR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000
SAULTER RD
FairOver: GRIFFIN BROOK
INT SAULTER * BROADWAY, Jefferson, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,055
CAROLINA TERRACE
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
CAROLINA TERR * 25 TH ST, Jefferson, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200
AL - 5 SOUTH
FairOver: SOU RR
@ OLD JASPER HWY, Jefferson, AL
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,240
CLEBURN AVE
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
BRIGHTON ROAD* 34 TH SW, Jefferson, AL
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,000
LAKE RIDGE DR
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK
LAKE RIDGE DR * VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,150
CHALKVILLE RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
50' W GREEN DR TRUSSVILLE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,665
OPORTO-MADRID BLV
FairOver: GEORGIA RD * RR
OPORTO * GEORGIA RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,400
MARY VANN LANE
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
.5 MI W OLD SPRINGVILLE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1912 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,502
POPLAR LANE
FairOver: FRISCO RAILROAD
1 MI W MINOR PARKWAY, Jefferson, AL
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 547
RIVER RUN DRIVE
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER
RIVER RUN @ OVERTON, Jefferson, AL
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,805
I - 459 SOUTH
FairOver: SOU RR
I459 * NORFOLK SOUTHERN, Jefferson, AL
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,455
62 ND ST
FairOver: BRANCH
62 ND ST * 3RD AVE N, Jefferson, AL
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
BLUE CREEK ROAD
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
4.2 MI S JOHNS ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 253
JOHNS RD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
3 MI SW JOHNS, Jefferson, AL
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,260
WEST GLENNWOOD DR
FairOver: GRIFFIN CRK.
0.2 MI S OXMOOR RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 636
ROSELAND DR
FairOver: STREAM
0.08MI. W. W.GLENNWOOD DR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,521
SPRING STREET
FairOver: BEAVERS CREEK TRIBUTARY
.25 MI E AL HWY 79, Jefferson, AL
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 641
OLD BRADFORD ROAD
FairOver: SELF CREEK TRIBUTARY
.25 MI W AL 79, Jefferson, AL
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12
OLD SPRINGVILLE RD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
3/4 MI S DUG HOLLOW RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,075
TRUSSVILLE-CLAY RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1500' N HAPPY HOLLOW RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,552
CO 95
FairOver: BRANCH
0.4 OFF CO 26, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
CO 159
FairOver: LITTLE BLUEWATER CREEK
1 MI E * N OF SR 64, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 190
SR 64
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
6 MI E JCT SR64 & SR101, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,110
SR 64
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 MI W JCT SR64 & SR207, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,250
CO RT 7
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
2.5 MI N SR 157, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
BRANCH STREET
FairOver: SWEETWATER CREEK
0.2 M E INT SWEETWATER AV, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,250
Lee Road 39
FairOver: WATOOLA CREEK
0.6 MI W JCT S 051, Lee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 244
WINDWAY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK AND WINDWAY RD.
AUBURN, Lee, AL
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,092
Lee Road 393
FairOver: MAHONE CREEK
1.0 MI E MACON COUNTY, Lee, AL
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 119
SR 2
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
7.1 MI E JCT SR 2 & I 65, Limestone, AL
Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,625
Showing 5,101-5,150 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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