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
PULASKI PIKE
FairOver: W FORK BEAVER DAM CREEK
0.25 MI EAST CO RD 1110, Madison, AL
Built 1935 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,050
AL 183
FairOver: BOILING MILL CREEK
1.1 MI N JCT S.R.# 219, Perry, AL
Built 1955 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 410
CO.HWY.306
FairOver: N.FORK BUXAHATACHEE CRK.
0.1MI. E. ST. HWY. 25, Shelby, AL
Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 796
GILES ROAD
FairOver: L*N SPUR LINE(ABANDONED)
0.9 MI NE OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1940 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 20
CR. 37
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
CHAPMAN, Butler, AL
Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 309
SR1/US431
FairOver: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK
2.7 MI N JCT SR 144, Calhoun, AL
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,225
OLD CENTRE HWY
FairOver: BRANCH
Old Centre Hwy, Calhoun, AL
Built 1932 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 300
I 59
FairOver: LITTLE WILLS CK
0.2 MI SO US 11, Etowah, AL
Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 8,381
AL - 5 (US 78)
FairOver: SOU * L * N RR
.2 MI.WEST DIV OFFICE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1936 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 45,700
I- 22 EAST
FairOver: COUNTY RD 112
BLOSSBURG, Jefferson, AL
Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 34,716
RAY RD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.7 MI E JCT CO RD 468, Madison, AL
Built 1960 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
GOOCH LANE
FairOver: KNOX BRANCH
0.15 MI. W OF WALL-TRIANA, Madison, AL
Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 750
CR-12
FairOver: Old RR Bed
1.5MILES SOUTH JCT.172, Marion, AL
Built 1985 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 115
COUNTY RT #58
FairOver: COALFIRE CREEK
0.5 MI N CO RT # 238, Pickens, AL
Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
CO RD 621
FairOver: WEDOWEE CR.
HUMP BR)S NAPOLEON, Randolph, AL
Built 1934 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
SR 21
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.5 MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL
Built 1942 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,785
US 82
FairOver: EDDINS CREEK
0.1 MI E JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 24,620
ARMORY AVE
FairOver: HORSECREEK
.06MI E OF HORSECREEK BLV, Walker, AL
Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500
Ogelsby Street
FairOver: Branch
800' from Sch Highlands, Butler, AL
Built 1980 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 500
AL 77
FairOver: DRY CREEK
AL 77 AND DRY CREEK, Etowah, AL
Built 2004 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 18,425
TAYLORS FERRY ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1 MI W OF HOPKINS, Jefferson, AL
Built 1994 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 3,895
WESTRIDGE DRIVE
FairOver: FIVEMILE CREEK TRIBUTARY
0.25MI N BREWSTER RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1993 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,156
CR-2
FairOver: COAL FIRE CREEK
2.6 MI. S.E. HWY. #96, Lamar, AL
Built 1956 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 260
SR 33
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 M N JCT SR 33 & SR 24, Lawrence, AL
Built 1926 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 4,370
PINEY CHAPEL ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
SEC22 T2S R4W, Limestone, AL
Built 1994 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 390
CO RD 52
FairOver: BRANCH OF RED CREEK
1.0 MILES WEST OF SR81S, Macon, AL
Built 1967 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 185
FORT LAKE ROAD
FairOver: BAY BRANCH
2.0 MI SW CO 11, Mobile, AL
Built 1992 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,427
US 43 NB
FairOver: SISTERS CREEK
1.7 MI N CO RD 84, Mobile, AL
Built 2001 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10,772
AL-6
FairOver: Lubbub Creek
1.0 MI E of Reform, Pickens, AL
Built 1988 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10,041
US 11
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.5 MI E. GREENE CO LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1954 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,080
CR. 7
FairOver: REDDOCK CREEK
1.5 MI. SW SAUCER, Butler, AL
Built 1959 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 55
CO. RD. 14
FairOver: SURVEYORS CK RELIEF
1.3 MI W INT RT 67 * 80, Choctaw, AL
Built 1978 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 2,325
cr 1184
FairOver: RYAN CREEK
CR 1184, Cullman, AL
Built 1938 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 130
LEETH GAP RD.
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.1MI SE OF SANDVALLEY RD, Etowah, AL
Built 1957 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,080
AL - 3 NORTH
FairOver: LOCUST FK WARRIOR RIVER
4 MI.S BLOUNT CO. LN., Jefferson, AL
Built 2002 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 4,315
SR 2
FairOver: FIRST CREEK
3.9 M E JCT SR 2 & SR101, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1972 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 6,425
RILEY RD
FairOver: BALDWIN SLOUGH
200 FT E OF SHADOWOOD RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 200
AL-17
FairOver: Jennings Creek
4.3 MI S JCT US 82, Pickens, AL
Built 1939 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 2,587
AL-17
FairOver: Johnsons Branch
2.6 MI S JCT US 82, Pickens, AL
Built 1939 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 2,587
SR 26
FairOver: BRANCH
3.7 MI E JCT SR 51, Russell, AL
Built 1929 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,060
CO. ROAD 382
FairOver: FAYNE CREEK
0.4 MI W CHENNEBY, Talladega, AL
Built 1955 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 480
US 11
FairOver: Branch of Grants Creek
1/10s West of Fosters, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1954 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 3,500
SR 5
FairOver: RED CREEK
1 MI.N.OF FLATWOOD, Wilcox, AL
Built 1938 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,950
SR 5
FairOver: DIXONS CRK
2.2 MI.N.OF FLATWOOD, Wilcox, AL
Built 1938 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,950
SR 59 NB
FairOver: BOGGY BRANCH
0.25 MI S CO RD 10, Baldwin, AL
Built 1976 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 17,450
AL - 75
FairOver: CALVERT PRONG(CHAMPION)
.8 MI. NO CO RD 39, Blount, AL
Built 2013 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 7,530
CO RT 606
FairOver: DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK
4.3 MILESSOUTHWESTOFENTER, Coffee, AL
Built 1989 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,115
SR38 / US280
FairOver: HATCHET CREEK
7.8 MI E TALLADEGA LINE, Coosa, AL
Built 1976 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5,963
SR38 / US280
FairOver: HATCHET CREEK
7.8 MI E. TALL CO LINE, Coosa, AL
Built 1976 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 5,963
County Road
FairOver: Sizemore Creek
3.5 mi N Atmore, Escambia, AL
Built 2014 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 575
Showing 5,801-5,850 of 13,471 bridges
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