Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below median Poor share
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition 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 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.
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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
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
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: 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
CORDOVA GORGAS RD
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MILE NW COPELAND BRIDGE, Walker, AL
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
CO RD 31
FairOver: QUARTER CREEK BRANCH
1 MI S JCT CO RD 69, Winston, AL
Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
CO. RD. 49
FairOver: WEEKS BRANCH
2.7 MI. S. OF U. S. 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 1995 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 1,157
CO.RD.32
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
0.5 MI. W. OF CO. RD. 95, Baldwin, AL
Built 1996 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 478
CO. RD. 65
FairOver: MAGNOLIA RIVER
1.2 MI. N. OF U. S. 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 1996 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,405
CO. RD. 83
FairOver: BRANCH
1.4 MI. S. OF U. S. 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 1997 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 1,454
CO 640
FairOver: KNOKES CREEK
CR 640 KNOKES CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1971 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 50
NORTH PKE
FairOver: COLBERT CREEK
NORTH PKE COLBERT CREEK, Colbert, AL
Built 1938 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 250
US11
FairOver: BRANCH
5.4 MI N JCT US 11*I59, DeKalb, AL
Built 1926 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 1,305
Williams Road
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
SEC 33 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1962 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 210
Williams Road
FairOver: TAYLOR CREEK
SEC 32 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1976 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 730
CO RD NO 259
FairOver: HURRICANE BRANCH
SEC 22 T19N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 500
Fieldcrest Road
FairOver: WELONA CREEK
SEC 34 T21N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 60
Fire Tower Road
FairOver: CORN CREEK
SEC 15 T18N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1977 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 2,271
CO RD 259
FairOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
SEC 23 T19N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1978 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 500
West Central Road
FairOver: PATTERSON CREEK
SEC 36 T20N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1979 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 300
Ceaserville Road
FairOver: BAKER SPRING BRANCH
2.0 MI S OF AL 111, Elmore, AL
Built 1980 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 4,473
Rifle Range Road
FairOver: BRENSEN CREEK SPUR
SEC.24,T17N,R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1981 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 4,160
Titus Road
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
SEC.13,T20N,R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1981 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 160
Liberty Road
FairOver: TRIB TO TUMKEEHATCHEE CR
SEC 24 T18N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1984 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD NO 26
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
SEC 4 T19N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1985 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 100
Milam Road
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
SEC 33 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1986 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 12
Nobles Road
FairOver: S.FORK SOFKAHATCHEE CK
SEC 8 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1989 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 100
CO 81
FairOver: BURCHAM CREEK
0.8 MI S CO 6, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1947 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 150
COUNTY HIGHWAY108
FairOver: BIG MUD CREEK
1346 FT S JCT 1141, Marshall, AL
Built 1958 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 75
US 90 W TO I-10 W
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE BRANCH
I-10 @ US 90 INTERCHANGE, Mobile, AL
Built 1964 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,261
ELM STREET
FairOver: CSX * CONECUH VALLEY R/R
CITY OF TROY, Pike, AL
Built 1936 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,650
CO. RD. 113
FairOver: LITTLE KETCHEPEDRAKEE CK
0.6MI S CENTER WEST, Randolph, AL
Built 1959 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 135
SR 165
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R
4.9 MI S PHENIX CITY, Russell, AL
Built 1989 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 9,750
SCRANAGE RD.
FairOver: HORSENECK CREEK
5.2 MI. E. OF AL. HWY. 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1975 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 72
KING ROAD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
1/2 MI S OF HENDRIX, Blount, AL
Built 2003 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 240
US 82
FairOver: SLAUGHTER CRK.
0.35 MI.W.OF AL 110, Bullock, AL
Built 1984 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,070
CHEROKEE #107
FairOver: BRANCH
0.9 MI W INT ALA #35, Cherokee, AL
Built 1965 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 81
Bass Road
FairOver: FIVE RUNS CREEK
Bass Road, Covington, AL
Built 1996 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 80
US 29
FairOver: 3RD CONECUH RIVER RELIEF
IMMEDIATELY S CO RD 53, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 835
CO RD 80
FairOver: CR INTO LITTLE MUD CR
3 MI W CO 80 CO 90 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1957 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 330
CO RD 80
FairOver: RELIEF DITCH TO MUD CK
2.9 MI W CO 80 CO 90 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1957 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 330
ST. LUKE ROAD
FairOver: TRIB. TO HARDIN CREEK
1.6 MI. E. OF HAVANA, Hale, AL
Built 1950 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 20
SR 35
FairOver: STREAM
.3 MI S TOWN OF WOODVILLE, Jackson, AL
Built 1934 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,616
PAVED ROAD
FairOver: BLUEGUT CREEK
.5 MILE WEST CO RD 26, Marion, AL
Built 1978 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 75
I-65
FairOver: HELLS SWAMP CREEK
1.1 MI N CELESTE ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 1967 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 46,104
CO RT24SCOTTSTATR
FairOver: BOGUECHITTO CK FAS 07
5 MILE WEST AL#14 CORT24, Perry, AL
Built 1962 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 345
COUNTY ROAD 2219
FairOver: ROBERTSON BRANCH
SEC 22,T9N,R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 100
CO. RD. 12
FairOver: BON SECOUR RIVER
1.4 MI. W. OF AL. HWY. 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,797
CO.RD.64
FairOver: BLACKWATER RIVER
0.4 MI. E. OF CO. RD. 65, Baldwin, AL
Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,150
CO. RD. 64
FairOver: EIGHT MILE CREEK
3.5 MI. N. OF I-10, Baldwin, AL
Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 531
CO. 208
FairOver: WESTERN R. R. OF ALABAMA
.7 MI. S. W. HUGULEY, Chambers, AL
Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 9,279
SR 9
FairOver: HORSE TROUGH CREEK
CITY OF ASHLAND, Clay, AL
Built 1951 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,588
TVA RES. ROAD
FairOver: BUS BAR TUNNEL- REMOVED
NEAR NAT. FERT. DEV. CTR., Colbert, AL
Built 1958 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,929
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
1/2MI SOUTH OF FIVE RUN, Covington, AL
Built 2002 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 269
Showing 5,251-5,300 of 13,471 bridges
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