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
I 565
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
0.9 MI E JCT I 565 & I 65, Limestone, AL
Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 26,590
SR 265
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI. N. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL
Built 1955 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 850
AL-6
FairOver: Coal Fire Creek Relief
Coal Fire, Pickens, AL
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,981
AL - 70
FairOver: BRANCH
0 . 4 MI E JCT US 31, Shelby, AL
Built 1966 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10,680
CO. HWY. 55
FairOver: YELLOWLEAF CREEK
6.6 MI N HWY 25 INT, Shelby, AL
Built 1983 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,400
I - 59 SOUTH
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
I59 * AGS RR, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,987
I-59
FairOver: AT*N.RR (ABANDON)
.3MI.S.OF S.R.17, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 9,020
SR 56
FairOver: BRANCH
1.4 MI. W.OF WAGARVILLE, Washington, AL
Built 1929 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,520
US 43
FairOver: PAUL BAYOU CREEK
.4 MI. N.OF CALVERT, Washington, AL
Built 1979 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 6,180
US 43
FairOver: BATES CREEK
3.4 MI.N.OF CALVERT, Washington, AL
Built 1979 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,785
US 43
FairOver: BILBO CREEK
1.5 MI.S.OF MCINTOSH, Washington, AL
Built 1979 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,020
US 43
FairOver: LITTLE PAUL BAYOU
2.3 MILES N. OF CALVERT, Washington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,785
OLD GAD-ANN HWY.
FairOver: SO RAILROAD
OLD GAD-ANN HWY (SKATE), Calhoun, AL
Built 1937 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,475
SR 77
FairOver: BRANCH
2.4 MI N TALLADEGA CO LIN, Calhoun, AL
Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 6,910
US 411
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
.2 MI. N. OF 68 * AL 25, Cherokee, AL
Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 16,699
SR 9
FairOver: FOX CREEK
N CITY LIMITS LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1925 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,513
SR 9
FairOver: MAD INDIAN CREEK
3.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1925 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,194
SR 9
FairOver: BRANCH
6.5 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Clay, AL
Built 1942 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,756
SR4 / US 78
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
TOWN OF EDWARDSVILLE, Cleburne, AL
Built 1929 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,367
CO RT 365
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
5.06 MI WEST OF ELBA, Coffee, AL
Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 75
SR 2
FairOver: BUZZARD ROOST CREEK
4.7 M E AL & MS ST LINE, Colbert, AL
Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,850
Poole Dirt Rd
FairOver: _Tributary to Panther
2 MI NE Sand Cut, Conecuh, AL
Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 55
POND CREEK RD.
FairOver: POND CREEK
POND CREEK ROAD, Crenshaw, AL
Built 1980 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60
CO. RT.436
FairOver: VEST CREEK
CR 436, Cullman, AL
Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 110
US-84 MP 187.378
FairOver: CLAYBANK CREEK
1 MI.W. JCT. SR-85, Dale, AL
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,465
CR 170
FairOver: TRIB TO CROW CREEK
0.5 MI E JCT SR 117, Jackson, AL
Built 1930 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 80
BETHEL ROAD
FairOver: GURLEY CREEK TRIBUTARY
1 MI W AL 79, Jefferson, AL
Built 1982 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 407
LAKEVIEW STREET
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 7 T3S R6W, Limestone, AL
Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
HARRISON COVE RD
FairOver: HARRISON COVE BRANCH
0.5 MI E CO RD 1411, Madison, AL
Built 1940 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 140
COUNTY ROAD 6606
FairOver: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER
SEC 3,T11N,R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 125
Dead Holl. Rd. N
FairOver: _MORGAN CREEK
_0.25 MI from Narrow Road, Shelby, AL
Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
I59
FairOver: BRANCH
1.8 MI SO JCT AL 174, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 14,630
US 31
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
08.2 MI N JCT AL 10, Butler, AL
Built 1950 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,930
US 31
FairOver: PINEYWOOD CREEK
9.0 MI N OF JCT AL 10, Butler, AL
Built 1950 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,370
CHEROKEE #99
FairOver: MILLS CREEK
6 MI N JCT CO RT 41, Cherokee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 415
I59
FairOver: WHITEHALL BRANCH
3MI N JCT I59 * US11, DeKalb, AL
Built 1960 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 14,558
CO RD 8
FairOver: LEWIS CREEK
0.4MI W INT AL229/14 CITY, Elmore, AL
Built 1974 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,700
CAMPBELL HILL RD.
FairOver: CAMPBELL MILL CK.
4 MI. NW OF CHANCELLOR, Geneva, AL
Built 1969 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 55
CR-8
FairOver: NORTHINGTON BRANCH
0.1 MI W AL #17, Lamar, AL
Built 1995 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 130
SR 3
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
.2 MI S JCT SR 3 & SR 2, Limestone, AL
Built 1955 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 7,615
DAVENPORT ST
FairOver: BAYOU DE DUCE
200' E ALA 188, Mobile, AL
Built 1978 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,925
I-165 S TO FRTG RD
FairOver: BAY BRIDGE RD
I-165 @ BAY BRIDGE RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1993 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 9,603
AL - 3 (US 31)
FairOver: BUXAHATCHEE CK
.3 MI.SO.JCT AL 25, Shelby, AL
Built 1920 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 7,680
I - 65 SOUTH
FairOver: PEAVINE CREEK * SCL RR
I65 * SCL RR, Shelby, AL
Built 1975 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 38,920
I - 65 NORTH
FairOver: PEAVINE CK * SCL RR
I65 * SCL RR, Shelby, AL
Built 1975 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 38,920
US 98
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
3.2 MI E SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 13,203
CR33 OLD HWY 31
FairOver: WATSON CREEK
CR33 .5 E PROVIDENCE CHUR, Chilton, AL
Built 1925 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 600
CO RD NO 037
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
SEC 14 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 1984 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 45
MAIN ST BROOKSIDE
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
2 BLCKS N BIVENS-BRKSIDE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1971 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,055
CR-9
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
6.2 MI. S.W. VERNON, Lamar, AL
Built 1970 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 510
Showing 5,401-5,450 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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