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
SR 189 MP 1.068
FairOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
.5 MI.N.COFFEE CO.6, Coffee, AL
Built 1950 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 1,010
SR 189 MP 6.385
FairOver: PAGE'S CREEK
1 MI. N. SR. 134, Coffee, AL
Built 1950 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 810
SR21 / US231
FairOver: HATCHET CREEK
3.5 MI N ROCKFORD, Coosa, AL
Built 1939 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 3,012
ROSS GATE ROAD
FairOver: WETWEATHER CRK BRNCH
.5M E of PRISON FARM, Escambia, AL
Built 1971 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 432
RAMBO MILL RD
FairOver: SPRING CK
CO RD 55 TO FLA LINE, Houston, AL
Built 1984 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 101
CO RD 19
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
4.9 MILES SOUTH US80/SR8, Macon, AL
Built 1964 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 60
CELESTE RD
FairOver: BAYOU SARA CREEK
1.1 MI N W I65, Mobile, AL
Built 1943 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 11,570
HOBBIE ROAD
FairOver: RAMER CREEK RELIEF
3.2 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1968 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 525
US 431
FairOver: HATCHECHUBEE CREEK
.9 MI SOUTH CO. RD. 4, Russell, AL
Built 2005 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 3,900
US 431
FairOver: HATCHECHUBBEE CREEK
.9 MI SOUTH OF CO. RD.4, Russell, AL
Built 2005 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 3,900
LAGRANGE RD
FairOver: POLK BRANCH
LAGRANGE RD S GARGIS LN, Colbert, AL
Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,590
CR-63
FairOver: Branch
1.87 Mi S of SR-22, Coosa, AL
Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 318
N. BEVERLYE ROAD
FairOver: WISE BRANCH
0.4 MI. N. JCT. US 84, Houston, AL
Built 1973 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,325
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
4.29 MILES SOUTH OF AL RO, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 670
I-10
FairOver: FOWL RIVER
4.2 MI W US 90, Mobile, AL
Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 60,980
EVANS ROAD
FairOver: REEDBREAK CREEK
2.0 MI W US 45, Mobile, AL
Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 89
8TH ST
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI W CENT PKY *8TH ST, Morgan, AL
Built 1975 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,930
AL-5
FairOver: Branch
Stella Lockard Rd, Walker, AL
Built 1952 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,057
COUNTY ROAD 48
FairOver: ROSWELL CREEK
1 MILE NE. OF SUMMIT, Blount, AL
Built 1962 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 337
SR 147
FairOver: SOUTH SANDY CREEK
5 MI N JCT US 280, Chambers, AL
Built 1948 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,920
US 31
FairOver: BLUE BRANCH
0.8 MI S CONECUH CO LINE, Escambia, AL
Built 1928 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 3,878
ROAD
FairOver: STANLEY BRANCH
BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD. 31, Henry, AL
Built 1955 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 63
HATLEY DETROIT RD
FairOver: SIPSEY CREEK RELIEF
2.2 MI. S.W. DETROIT, Lamar, AL
Built 1987 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 380
ALTON HANKINS ROA
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
5.4 MI. N.E. VERNON, Lamar, AL
Built 1988 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 50
US 72; SR 2
FairOver: CREEK
0.7 MI E JCT PKWY. * US72, Madison, AL
Built 1957 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 15,045
US 45
FairOver: CHUNCHULA BRANCH
1.7 MI N CO RD 63, Mobile, AL
Built 1931 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 7,307
PRICHARD AVE.
FairOver: TOULMIN SPRINGS
0.1 MI E US 45, Mobile, AL
Built 1979 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 4,905
SR 77
FairOver: BRUNER CREEK
TALLADEGA/CALHOUN CO LINE, Talladega, AL
Built 1956 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 6,786
US.82
FairOver: BOWLIN CRK TRIBUTARY
1.15 MI.E.OF CO.RD 22, Bullock, AL
Built 1984 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 1,070
CHEROKEE #99
FairOver: BRANCH
5 MI N JCT CO RT 41, Cherokee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 415
Ruffin Road
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
1. 7 MI N OF STATE 111, Elmore, AL
Built 1999 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 30
Fern Road
FairOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
1.1 M. W. OF AL. 143, Elmore, AL
Built 2001 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 75
Carpenter Road
FairOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
1 MI E OF AL 143, Elmore, AL
Built 2001 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 109
Old US HWY 231
FairOver: YELLOW WATER CREEK
.5 M. N. OF AL 231, Elmore, AL
Built 2001 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 918
BEIRD RD.
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.2 MI E MAYS X RDS, Etowah, AL
Built 1984 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 245
HILLCREST AVE
FairOver: FROG LEVEL BRANCH
WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL
Built 1965 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 125
CO. HWY. 81
FairOver: BLUE SPRING BRANCH
0.3 MI S JCT CO 83, Shelby, AL
Built 1984 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 450
SR 59
FairOver: RED HILL CREEK
1.5 MI N JCT CO RD 96, Baldwin, AL
Built 1984 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 997
CO RT 661
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
4.7 MI SE OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL
Built 1963 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 180
RED HOLLOW RD
FairOver: CUNNINGHAM CREEK
JCT POTTS HOLLOW RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1985 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,620
PETTUS ROAD
FairOver: BALL SLOUGH
7.3 MI N OF HICKORY GROVE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1980 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 230
SR38 / US 280
FairOver: TAR WATER BRANCH
2.8 MI N JCT ALA 21, Talladega, AL
Built 1963 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 20,051
AL 14
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.6 MI.E.OF DALLAS CO, Autauga, AL
Built 1987 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,019
I-10 EB
FairOver: ALLEN SPRING BRANCH
3.5 MI E CO RD 87, Baldwin, AL
Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 18,495
cr 1506
FairOver: BRINDLEY CREEK
Cr 1506, Cullman, AL
Built 1984 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 55
AL 14
FairOver: Colwell Creek
0.4 MI E JCT SR 61, Hale, AL
Built 1929 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 7,220
COUNTY ROAD 7708
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 27,T11N,R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1953 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 275
CO. HWY. 45
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
2.5 MI NW JCT STATE 25, Shelby, AL
Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 406
US 82
FairOver: UT BIG CREEK (+)
0.9 MI E CO RD 140, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1929 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 9,445
AL - 160
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
@ CO. RD. 13, Blount, AL
Built 1949 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 3,520
Showing 6,401-6,450 of 13,471 bridges
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