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
US 43
FairOver: PAULINES BRANCH
2.5 MI N CO RD 84, Mobile, AL
Built 1930 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 16,962
RUTH MTN ROAD
FairOver: COTACO CREEK
1.0 MI E CR 296, Morgan, AL
Built 1980 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 225
AL - 70
FairOver: BRANCH
0 . 5 MI E JCT US 31, Shelby, AL
Built 1966 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10,680
16TH STREET
FairOver: BUXAHATCHEE CREEK
AT 16TH STREET CHURCH., Shelby, AL
Built 1984 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 500
SR4/US78
FairOver: PLUM SPRING BRANCH
5.1 MI E JCT SR 77, Talladega, AL
Built 1929 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 4,725
AL - 75 SOUTH
FairOver: BLACKBURN FORK WARRIOR R
.4 MI SO CO RD 15, Blount, AL
Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,105
CO RT 315
FairOver: COWPEN CREEK
2.5 MILES SW OF JACK, Coffee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 180
CR 93 Peacock St
FairOver: BIG CREEK
2 MI. SE OF MALVERN, Geneva, AL
Built 1955 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 207
CO. RD. 30
FairOver: TINDALL BRANCH
1.5 MILES S.W. OF MALVERN, Geneva, AL
Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 525
OLD TUSC HWY
FairOver: FIVEMILE CREEK
50' N POWDER PLT RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,135
CHERRY TREE RD
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.2 MI SE JCT CO RD413, Madison, AL
Built 1937 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 595
US 43 NB
FairOver: COLD CREEK
0.5 MI N CO RD 84, Mobile, AL
Built 1930 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,772
AIRPORT BLVD
FairOver: MONTLIMAR CREEK
0.2 MI W I65, Mobile, AL
Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 54,377
I65 SERV. RD EAST
FairOver: BRANCH
915' N SAILOR'S RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 315
MCLAUGHLIN DRIVE
FairOver: FLEETWOOD DRAINAGE
0.26MI. W. NAVCO ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 181
ATLANTA HWY
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
200 FT E. OF COLISEUM, Montgomery, AL
Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 35,710
SR 63
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
.03 MI S JCT US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,964
CO RD 11
FairOver: COSBY CREEK
MILLRY ON COPELAND ROAD, Washington, AL
Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.5 MI NW OF COUNTY53, Barbour, AL
Built 1960 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROAD 55
FairOver: BLUE SPRINGS CREEK
2 MI NE OF BLOUNTSVILLE, Blount, AL
Built 1959 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,662
US 31
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK RELIEF
2.7 MI NORTH OF MCKENZIE, Butler, AL
Built 2003 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 8,226
SR 9
FairOver: LIGON CREEK
11.8 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1928 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,284
SR 227
FairOver: SAND VALLEY CREEK
6 MI S JCT SR 68, DeKalb, AL
Built 1943 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 416
I - 459 SOUTH
FairOver: SHADES CK RELIEF
.4 MI. NO. SHADES CREEK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1982 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 26,365
MAYFIELD ROAD
FairOver: WARD CREEK
2.5 MI SE CORNER, Jefferson, AL
Built 1984 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 535
AL 69
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
2.5 MI N WINDHAM SPRINGS, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1950 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,480
US 82
FairOver: RICE CREEK
2.8 MI W US 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1986 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 14,930
AL 5
FairOver: JOHNSONS BROOK
3.0 MI S OF WOODSTOCK, Bibb, AL
Built 1957 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 7,505
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: BLACKBURN FORK OF WARR
3 1/2 MI NE OF HOLLY SPRI, Blount, AL
Built 1978 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 430
US 29
FairOver: CUBAHATCHEE CREEK
2.6 MI. N. OF US 82 JCT, Bullock, AL
Built 1926 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 2,560
I-20
FairOver: CAHULGA CREEK
6.6 MI E JCT US 431, Cleburne, AL
Built 1969 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 20,267
I-20
FairOver: CAHULGA CREEK
6.6 MI E JCT US 431, Cleburne, AL
Built 1969 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 20,612
RIVERTON ROSE TR
FairOver: BUZZARD ROOST CREEK
BUZZARD ROOST ROSE TRAIL, Colbert, AL
Built 1985 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 360
CR 1147
FairOver: KUGLAR CREEK
CR 1147 * US278, Cullman, AL
Built 1934 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 7,196
BUENA VISTA DRIVE
FairOver: LITTLE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RV
DOTHAN, Houston, AL
Built 1979 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 2,100
SR 35
FairOver: STREAM
3.6MI N JCT SR 35 *CO 17, Jackson, AL
Built 1934 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 1,534
ENSLEY-PL GROVE RD
FairOver: BHAM-SOUTHERN RR
1 MI E OF PLEASANT GROVE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1956 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 13,056
SR 157
FairOver: STATE LINE CREEK
O.1 MI S AL & TN ST LINE, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1997 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 450
ANDERSON ROAD
FairOver: HALAWAKEE CREEK
1 MI N JCT AL 15, Lee, AL
Built 1987 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 850
SR 99
FairOver: MECHANIC CREEK
4.2 MI N. ELK RIVER, Limestone, AL
Built 1947 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 1,570
EAST ARBOR
FairOver: BRANCH
OAKWOOD * EAST ARBOR, Madison, AL
Built 1957 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 900
AL-124
FairOver: Downey Branch
2.1 MI E US 78, Walker, AL
Built 1924 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 435
SPRING CREEK
FairOver: LAYS ROAD
1 MILE EAST FALL CITY RD, Walker, AL
Built 2002 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 15
FairOver: HENDRICK MILL BRANCH
1 1/2 MI N OF INLAND, Blount, AL
Built 1958 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 818
FAS 18 CO RD 52
FairOver: REEDY CREEK
0.5 MI W JCT CO RT 43, DeKalb, AL
Built 1957 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 678
I-59
FairOver: FACTORY CREEK (-)
1.3 MI. S. OF TOMBIGBEE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 9,125
I-59
FairOver: FACTORY CREEK
1.3MI.S.OF TOMBIGBEE RV., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 9,125
PEARSON CHAPEL RD
FairOver: FUTRAL CREEK
0.7 MI N OF CO RD NO 158, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 335
CR-4
FairOver: Swamp Creek
0.50 MI NE of CR-18, Coosa, AL
Built 1978 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 256
COUNTY ROAD 63
FairOver: KING CREEK
SEC-15 T-4-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1960 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,298
Showing 6,051-6,100 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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