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
798
FairOver: TWOMILE CREEK
Cr 798, Cullman, AL
Built 1971 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 165
US 11; SR 68
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
JCT US 11 * SR 68, DeKalb, AL
Built 1993 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 7,037
CO RD 135
FairOver: CREEK
1.5 MI N US HWY 11, Greene, AL
Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 180
VIRGINIA DRIVE
FairOver: FOLKES BRANCH
DOTHAN, Houston, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 650
SANDUSKY ROAD
FairOver: FRISCO RAILROAD
1 MI E MINOR PARKWAY, Jefferson, AL
Built 1970 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,428
ELBO PORTER ROAD
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK
1.50 MI S FLAT TOP ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1974 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 631
I - 459 SOUTH
FairOver: SCL RR SOU RR *ACCESS RD
I459* SOU RR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1983 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 27,200
SAGE AVE.
FairOver: ESLAVA CREEK
0.2 MI S. AIRPORT BLVD, Mobile, AL
Built 1962 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 4,057
CORT12 FAS03
FairOver: DUNCAN CREEK
.3M WEST AL#5 ON CO RT 12, Perry, AL
Built 1965 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 410
LOCUST LEVEL RD.
FairOver: TAN TROUGH CREEK
SEC 33 T20N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 30
POSSUM TROT RD.
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 13 T20N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 30
COOSA RIVER RD.
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
SEC 22 T20N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MASON CREEK
3MI W DIXIE, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 175
SR 210 MP 6.243
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.8 MI. WEST 431 N., Houston, AL
Built 1958 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 12,080
SR 210 MP 6.243
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.8 MI. WEST 431 N., Houston, AL
Built 1958 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 12,080
TOADVINE ROAD
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
3 MI N OAK GROVE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1964 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 2,490
CO RT 47
FairOver: ST. FLORIAN BRANCH
0.2 MI N INT CO AT 30, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1917 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,710
CO RT 30
FairOver: HUDDON CREEK
1 MI E INT SR 17, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1937 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 450
SR 21
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI. S. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL
Built 1930 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,940
WOODLEY RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE RELIEF
0.9 MI S VIG. LP. RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,000
WOODLEY RD
FairOver: BARNES SLOUGH
1.1 MI S OF VIG. LP. RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,000
CENTRAL PARKWAY
FairOver: CENTRAL PARKWAY/DITCH
600 FT N. POOLE VALLEY RD, Morgan, AL
Built 2002 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 399
AL - 53 (US 231)
FairOver: CANOE CREEK
2 MI.SO. I-59, St. Clair, AL
Built 1994 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 8,140
US 31
FairOver: HAWKINS CREEK
0.4 MI S JCT AL 185, Butler, AL
Built 1950 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 3,260
COUNTY ROAD 20
FairOver: DEVIL HEAD CREEK
Glen Chambers Rd, Covington, AL
Built 1982 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 210
I-65
FairOver: BIG SPRING CREEK
6.8 MI N JCT SR 21, Escambia, AL
Built 1960 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 23,140
AL 147 / AL 267
FairOver: BRANCH
1.1 MI N JCT SR 14, Lee, AL
Built 1969 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 16,270
HIDDEN LAKE
FairOver: UNKNOWN TRIBUTARY
HIDDEN LAKE AND MOSSY PT., Madison, AL
Built 2001 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 500
SR 75
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
1.1MI S JCT SR68 * SR75, Marshall, AL
Built 1995 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 10,686
HWY 41
FairOver: JOHNSON CHAPEL CREEK
2.5 MI N HWY 36, Morgan, AL
Built 1950 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 3,010
I-10 EB
FairOver: RICE'S BRANCH
2.9 MI W FLA ST LINE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 30,265
OLLIE AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
0.4 MI E US 31, Chilton, AL
Built 1979 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,760
SR 2
FairOver: BUZZARD ROOST CREEK
4.7 M E AL & MS ST LINE, Colbert, AL
Built 1971 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 4,850
CO RD #35
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1 MI NE OF BROOKS, Covington, AL
Built 1961 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 220
Canoe Road
FairOver: CONTRIBUTARY, CONECUH R.
Canoe Road, Covington, AL
Built 1991 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: CHINQUAPIN CREEK
Raymond Loop., Covington, AL
Built 2005 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 50
CO HWY 24
FairOver: SNELL BRIDGE CREEK
SEC-28 T-4-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,406
AL 14
FairOver: COOSA RIVER RELIEF NO.1
0.8 MI.W.OF COOSA RIVER, Elmore, AL
Built 1983 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 12,690
AL 9
FairOver: CORN CREEK
0.4MILES N US231, Elmore, AL
Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,790
AL. 9
FairOver: FLAT BRANCH
2MI.N.US 231, Elmore, AL
Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,790
AL-171
FairOver: Lynn Creek
Brotherton Cemetery, Fayette, AL
Built 1952 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,230
US 11
FairOver: NS RR Active
BOLIGEE, Greene, AL
Built 1968 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 748
CO RD 131
FairOver: PIPPEN BRANCH
5.0 MI W EUTAW, Greene, AL
Built 1977 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 577
US 72; SR 2
FairOver: ABANDONED RR SPUR
2.5 MI E JCT SR279 * US72, Jackson, AL
Built 1977 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 8,606
US 72; SR 2
FairOver: ABANDONED RR SPUR
2.5 MI E JCT SR279 * US72, Jackson, AL
Built 1977 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 8,606
AL - 7 (US 11)
FairOver: LIL CAHABA RV
US 11 NORTH OF TRUSSVILLE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1928 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,009
I - 459 SOUTH
FairOver: LITTLE SHADES CREEK
I459 * LITTLE SHADES CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1978 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 51,820
JAYBIRD ROAD
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
100' S BRIGHTON CL, Jefferson, AL
Built 1983 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 8,378
HUFFMAN RD
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
HUFFMAN ROAD * AL 75, Jefferson, AL
Built 1988 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,200
CO RT 277
FairOver: LINDSEY CREEK
0.1MI S CO 6, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1992 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 130
Showing 5,951-6,000 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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