State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

SR 193 NB

Fair

Over: CSX RR / TILLMANS CRN

0.7 MI S I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 1983 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 11,422

COUNTY ROAD 2243

Fair

Over: CONECUH RIVER

SEC 25 T9N R19E, Pike, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,500

AL. 94

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.1 MI. W. OF US 231 JCT, Montgomery, AL

Built 1993 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 640

SR 193 SB

Fair

Over: CSX RR / TILLMANS CRN

0.7 MI S I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 1999 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 11,422

CR 32

Fair

Over: MILAM CREEK

0.45 MI. E JCT. CR 32, Lawrence, AL

Built 2006 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 75

CR 249

Fair

Over: YELLOWLEAF CREEK

CR 249 2M NW CANE CRK CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1932 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 125

I-59

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.2 MI N CAFFEE JCT, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1955 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 62,647

I 59/20 SOUTH

Fair

Over: VALLEY ROAD

I59 * VALLEY ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1968 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 30,650

I 59/20

Fair

Over: VALLEY ROAD

I59 * VALLEY ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1968 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 30,650

FLAT TOP ROAD

Fair

Over: BLCK WARRIOR-LOCUST FORK

FLATTOP - SNOWVILLE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1971 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,000

CO. RD. 85

Fair

Over: I65

0.6 MI S OF US 31, Autauga, AL

Built 1972 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 700

COUNTY ROAD 4

Fair

Over: BIG BRUSH CREEK TRIB.

2.8 MI. S. OF DOMINICK, Hale, AL

Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 125

AL - 5 SOUTH

Fair

Over: LOCUST FORK WARRIORRIVER

3 MI E OF SUMITON, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 9,305

MORGAN AVE

Fair

Over: WOODCOCK BRANCH

1080 N AIRPORT BLVD, Mobile, AL

Built 1982 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 910

AL - 79 SOUTH

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RR

PINSON, Jefferson, AL

Built 1983 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 10,110

AL 21

Fair

Over: STREAM

6.0 MI.N. OF COUNTY RD.45, Lowndes, AL

Built 1930 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 1,810

PINEHILL DR N

Fair

Over: WOODCOCK BRANCH

1060 N AIRPORT BLVD, Mobile, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 2,206

SEMINOLE STREET

Fair

Over: WOODCOCK BRANCH

1070 N AIRPORT BLVD, Mobile, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 910

FAS 16

Fair

Over: SCHULTZ CREEK

4.9 MI. NE 82 ON CORT. 26, Bibb, AL

Built 1985 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 120

Res Rd

Fair

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

ON WILSON DAM, Colbert, AL

Built 1924 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,841

AL 25

Fair

Over: FURNACE BRANCH

2.0 MI S SHELBY CO LINE, Bibb, AL

Built 1940 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,540

SR 71

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2 MI S JCT SR 117 *71, Jackson, AL

Built 1948 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,691

CR-5

Fair

Over: Branch

1.06 Mi S of Tall Co Line, Coosa, AL

Built 1964 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 463

SR21

Fair

Over: SNOW CREEK

JCT OLD US431 / SR21, Calhoun, AL

Built 1962 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30,466

HUBERT PIERCE RD

Fair

Over: PIERCE CREEK

0.1 MI N TANNER WILLIAMS, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,448

AL 15

Fair

Over: AL 186

AL.15*AL.#186, Macon, AL

Built 1973 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,839

SR 64

Fair

Over: BLUEWATER CREEK

4 MI W JCT SR64 & SR101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1981 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,670

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WETWEATHER CREEK #2

1.5MI ENE ROCK CREEK, Escambia, AL

Built 1956 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 240

I - 20 WEST

Fair

Over: AL - 4 (US 78)

I20 * US 78 LEEDS, Jefferson, AL

Built 1985 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 35,000

CO RT 7

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF BUSHY CREEK

2 MI SOUTH LENOX, Conecuh, AL

Built 1987 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 400

BELLINGRATH RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK E FOWL RIVER

2.4 MI S LAURENDINE RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1987 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 4,560

I - 65

Fair

Over: 6TH AVE. SOUTH

I65 * 6TH AVE. SOUTH, Jefferson, AL

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 138,490

LANDFILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CORN CREEK

0.5MI. EAST OF AL21, Elmore, AL

Built 1986 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 75

COMMERCE DRIVE

Fair

Over: COALES BRANCH

0.1 MI E OF CR 33, Shelby, AL

Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,650

CR 863

Fair

Over: Tallapoosa River

CR 863 Tallapoosa River, Cleburne, AL

Built 2023 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 45

IRR BIA RTE 4003

Fair

Over: PERDIDO CREEK

ON LYNN MCGEE ROAD, Escambia, AL

Built 2002 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 159

WAGNON MTN RD

Fair

Over: HENSON CREEK

WAGNON MTN @ POSEY LP, Colbert, AL

Built 1935 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 175

CO207(EXIT165)

Fair

Over: I-20

2.2 MI W JCT SR 77, Talladega, AL

Built 1963 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 8,256

15 TH ST

Fair

Over: I 59/20

I 59 * 15 TH ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 1966 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 500

AL-269

Fair

Over: NS Railroad

AL-269 Cane Creek, Walker, AL

Built 1969 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 5,492

US 82

Fair

Over: Bowers Park Creek

0.6 MI E HARGROVE ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1969 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 43,735

16TH ST NO

Fair

Over: I 65

I 65 * 16 TH ST NO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1970 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,450

CO RD 156

Fair

Over: SIPSEY RIVER - COTTON BR

COUNTY LINE ON CO RD 2, Greene, AL

Built 1970 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 265

COBBS FORD RD WBL

Fair

Over: I65

2.3 MI S OF AL 14, Elmore, AL

Built 1972 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 8,000

US 280

Fair

Over: LOBLOCKEE CREEK

2.5 MI S WAVERLY, Lee, AL

Built 1924 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 5,650

MOODY LN

Fair

Over: MALONE CREEK NORTH FORK

MALONE CREEK MOODY N FORK, Colbert, AL

Built 1987 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 675

I565

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RR SPUR

0.8 MI E JCT I565 * SR 53, Madison, AL

Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 45,532

I-565

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RR SPUR

0.8MI E JCT I565 * SR 53, Madison, AL

Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 45,532

I565 TO RES PK BLV

Fair

Over: RAMP * I565

7.2 MI N COUNTY LINE RD, Madison, AL

Built 1991 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 11,965

FOX TRAP RD

Fair

Over: FOXTRAP CREEK

FOX TRAP RD, Colbert, AL

Built 1929 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 100

Showing 6,101-6,150 of 16,205 bridges

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