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
CATHERINE DRIVE
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
430FT. N of CARL AVE, Mobile, AL
Built 1986 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 332
CYPRESS SHORES DR
FairOver: JANIC BAYOU
567' N OF BRENTWOOD DR, Mobile, AL
Built 1996 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 455
SR 21
FairOver: AL RAILROAD CO.
0.5MI.N. TUNNEL SPRINGS, Monroe, AL
Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,000
AL-124
FairOver: West Fork Lost Creek
West Fork Lost Creek, Walker, AL
Built 1924 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 460
SCENIC HWY. 98
FairOver: BAILEY CREEK
0.8 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 32, Baldwin, AL
Built 2006 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 1,323
COUNTY ROAD 61
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
SEC 4 T12 R24, Bullock, AL
Built 1964 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 300
CR. 45
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
2 MI. SO. JCT. FAS RT. 02, Butler, AL
Built 1979 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 453
SR 273
FairOver: STREAM
9.5 MI N JCT SR 68 *273, Cherokee, AL
Built 1930 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 696
US 411 M.P.218.37
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
US 411 * TOWN CREEK, Etowah, AL
Built 1971 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 17,881
COUNTY ROAD 9
FairOver: WOLFPEN BRANCH
4 MILES SOUTH OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1952 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 765
SR 53
FairOver: CREEK
3.7 M S JCT SR53 & SR251, Limestone, AL
Built 1957 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 7,300
AL 21
FairOver: INDIAN CRK.
0.4 MI.N.OF WILCOX CO.LIN, Lowndes, AL
Built 1929 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 900
CO RD 94
FairOver: BOARDTREE CREEK
1.6 KM E OF CO RD 11, Marion, AL
Built 1994 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 390
SELLERS ROAD
FairOver: BURNT CANE CREEK
WEST BRYAN ROAD, Walker, AL
Built 1977 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 500
CR-20
FairOver: ESCATAWPA RIVER RELIEF
ESCATAWPA, Washington, AL
Built 2017 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 170
CO RD 1
FairOver: COON CREEK (CQ12X12X56)
DAWSON MILL, Autauga, AL
Built 1995 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 335
AL 14
FairOver: NOLAND CREEK
4.0 MI. W. OF PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL
Built 2005 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 5,880
CO RD 24
FairOver: BRANCH
3.8 MI W INT AL 17 * 151, Choctaw, AL
Built 1941 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,000
CO. RD. 107
FairOver: UNNAMED TRIBUTARY
CR 107 in River Falls, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 320
1235
FairOver: Crooked Creek
1235, Cullman, AL
Built 2017 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 50
SR 157
FairOver: SWEET WATER
0.8 M S JCT SR157 & SR 2, Lauderdale, AL
Built 2004 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 12,430
THREE MILE RD
FairOver: HAMMAR CREEK
1.3 MI E ARGYLE RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 880
JOAN HARRIS ROAD
FairOver: N. FORK OF CEDAR CREEK
1.7 MI S COUNTY 96, Mobile, AL
Built 2003 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 49
BENT BROOK DR
FairOver: POND
0.11 S OF DUNWOODY PL, Montgomery, AL
Built 1995 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 50
CO. HWY. 47
FairOver: YELLOWLEAF CREEK
1 MI. NO CR 69, Shelby, AL
Built 1987 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 3,818
AL - 25 (US 411)
FairOver: BIG CANOE CREEK
ST. CLAIR/ETOWAH CO.LN., St. Clair, AL
Built 2007 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 3,749
SR 104
FairOver: POLECAT CREEK
1.7 MI W SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,148
ROYAL-LIBERTY RD
FairOver: GRAVES CREEK
1 MI SE OF LIBERTY, Blount, AL
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 368
COUNTY ROAD 53
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 36 T11 R23, Bullock, AL
Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50
CARPENTERS LN.
FairOver: TALLAHATCHEE CREEK
1.3 MI W ALA 21, Calhoun, AL
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 552
CO 7
FairOver: PARTRIDGE CREEK
1.7 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 277
COUNTY ROAD 59
FairOver: CAT CREEK
LAPINE HWY., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 395
WALLACE RD.
FairOver: DOUBLE BRANCH
WALLACE RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10
SR 91
FairOver: BRANCH
1.8 MI W JCT I65, Cullman, AL
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,467
AL-18
FairOver: Luxapallilia Creek
3.0 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,312
US 43
FairOver: White Creek
0.9 MI S EUTAW, Greene, AL
Built 1931 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,540
CO 137
FairOver: UCHEE CREEK RELIEF
4.1 MI N JCT SR 169, Russell, AL
Built 1939 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,960
CITY STREET
FairOver: C OF G RAILROAD
E LAFAYETTE ST, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 750
US 43
FairOver: GAINES CREEK
2.0 MI. S. OF LEROY, Washington, AL
Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,240
I-65
FairOver: UT CHESTNUT CREEK
1.6 MI S JCT US 31, Chilton, AL
Built 1959 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 37,613
ROAD
FairOver: DESHAZO BRANCH
RC CULVT. ON PAVED RD. 8, Henry, AL
Built 1959 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 100
SR 24
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
1.6 M W JCT SR24 & SR101, Lawrence, AL
Built 1997 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,200
COUNTY HIGHWAY146
FairOver: HOG CREEK
2980 FT NW JCT 1291, Marshall, AL
Built 1987 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 200
POWELL CUT OFF RD
FairOver: UT BASSETT CREEK
LEROY, Washington, AL
Built 1965 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD. 49
FairOver: FOX CREEK
1 MI. NW OAK GROVE COMM., Autauga, AL
Built 1951 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 425
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK RELIEF
1MI E BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1957 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 675
CO 87
FairOver: STEWART CREEK
5.5 MI. S OF WINFIELD, Fayette, AL
Built 1963 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 75
AL - 75
FairOver: BRANCH @ SWEENEY HOLLOW
AL 75 @ PINSON, Jefferson, AL
Built 2000 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 16,290
GOLSON RD
FairOver: BIG SWAMP CREEK
3MI S OF CO37, Lowndes, AL
Built 1970 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 120
COUNTY ROAD 1388
FairOver: COVE CREEK
0.70MI S HWY 68, Marshall, AL
Built 1970 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 150
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