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
MT. CARMEL ROAD
FairOver: KENCHELOW CREEK
1 MILE EAST OF SNEAD, Blount, AL
Built 1988 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 298
AL 22
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
6.5MI.W.CHILTONCO. LINE, Dallas, AL
Built 1966 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 2,690
HOBBS ST
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 MI W OF US 31, Limestone, AL
Built 1959 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 4,708
US 45
FairOver: BENNETTS CREEK RELIEF
0.4 MI S WASH CO LINE, Mobile, AL
Built 1929 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 5,602
I 65
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
3 MI N JCT I 65 & SR 3, Morgan, AL
Built 1968 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 30,930
CO. RT. 1568
FairOver: PIED CREEK
Cr 1568 #2, Cullman, AL
Built 1965 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 135
US 80 WBL
FairOver: OLD TOWN CREEK
DALLAS/LOWNDES CO. L, Dallas, AL
Built 2015 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 10,048
SR 3
FairOver: BRANCH
3.4 MI N JCT SR 3 & SR 20, Limestone, AL
Built 1941 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 14,720
SR 76
FairOver: BRYANT BRANCH
0.9 MI E JCT CO 16, Talladega, AL
Built 1940 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,678
I-22
FairOver: BNSF Railroad
M.P. 61.7 on I-22, Walker, AL
Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 18,526
I-22
FairOver: BNSF Railroad
M.P. 61.7 on I-22, Walker, AL
Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 18,526
SR1/US431
FairOver: ALABAMA/TENNESSEE R/R
2.9 MI N JCT SR 144, Calhoun, AL
Built 1971 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 7,225
MELLON BRIDGE RD.
FairOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
MELLON BRIDGE RD, Calhoun, AL
Built 1974 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,388
MAIN STREET
FairOver: CSX RAIL ROAD
NOTASULGA @ AL81 * MAINST, Macon, AL
Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 499
AL 219
FairOver: OSBORN CREEK
4.0 MI S JCT SR 183, Perry, AL
Built 1957 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 900
SR 9
FairOver: BIG NOSE CREEK
2.1 MI N JCT SR 9 *25, Cherokee, AL
Built 1961 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 9,726
US 31
FairOver: CSX RR 000459.5 Active
RR 0.4 MI N AUTUGA LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1952 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,650
CO RD 460
FairOver: HOLLEY MILL CREEK
5.6 MI SOUTH INO, Coffee, AL
Built 1981 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 329
COUNTY ROAD 45
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
Red Oak Road, Covington, AL
Built 2002 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 235
U S 411
FairOver: BIG WILLS CREEK
U S 411 * BIG WILLS CK, Etowah, AL
Built 1967 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 15,482
COUNTY HIGHWAY 17
FairOver: PEA RIVER RELIEF
4.0 MI S OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL
Built 1995 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 640
CO. HWY. 4
FairOver: WRIGHTS CREEK
7 MILES S. OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1993 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 485
DOUGLASS RD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
2 MI N MONROVIA ON DOUGRD, Madison, AL
Built 1988 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,020
DEMETROPOLIS RD
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
0.3 MI N HALLS MILLRD, Mobile, AL
Built 1949 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 4,730
US 231
FairOver: BRANCH
0.3 MI S JCT AL 34, St. Clair, AL
Built 1964 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 11,430
SR 76
FairOver: TRIB. TO BRYANT BRANCH
4.2 MI E CHILDERSBURG, Talladega, AL
Built 1940 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,043
KELLYTOWN ROAD
FairOver: HAMMER CREEK
.2 MI. W SIPSEY VALLEY RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 400
SR 28
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI. W. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1939 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 2,730
US 82 EBL
FairOver: BRANCH
5.0 MI.E OF U S 29, Bullock, AL
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,635
COUNTY LINE RD
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
CLR POPLAR CREEK SOUTH, Colbert, AL
Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,260
COUNTY ROAD 57
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
S. GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 640
MADISON RD.
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.0 MILE SE BERRY, Fayette, AL
Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 60
BURROW RD.
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
7 MI. SE OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 65
AL-118
FairOver: Branch
1.0 MI W of Beaverton, Lamar, AL
Built 1926 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,323
AL-17
FairOver: Branch
1 MI N JCT SR-19 Detroit, Marion, AL
Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,774
AL-118
FairOver: Branch
0.3 MI W JCT SR 107, Marion, AL
Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,425
AL-171
FairOver: Dougan Creek
5 MI S JCT SR 17, Marion, AL
Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,300
ARMY ROAD
FairOver: BAYOU SARA
0.3 MI. W. CO. 41, Mobile, AL
Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 525
SR 59
FairOver: LITTLE LAGOON
.4 MI N JCT SR 182, Baldwin, AL
Built 1975 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 38,520
US 84 MP 218.257
FairOver: BRANCH
0.5 MI. W. OF ASHFORD, Houston, AL
Built 1988 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 16,530
AL-96
FairOver: Stream
4.6MI W Millport, Lamar, AL
Built 2000 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 2,443
SR 3
FairOver: BRANCH
4.1 MI N JCT SR 3 & SR 20, Limestone, AL
Built 1941 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 14,720
COUNTY RT 75
FairOver: LINDSEY BRANCH
4.1 MI NORTH OF US # 14, Pickens, AL
Built 1959 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 550
2ND AVE E
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 mi s hargrove rd., Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1968 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 3,912
SAM WOOD ROAD
FairOver: DUNBAR CREEK
4 MI NO MILLRY, Washington, AL
Built 1961 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 150
CO RD 19
FairOver: ROCKWEST CREEK
0.4 MILES N. ON CO RD 19, Wilcox, AL
Built 1993 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 400
CENTURY ROAD
FairOver: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK
CENTURY RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 2001 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 200
CO RT 330
FairOver: PEA CREEK
3.3 MILE SOUTH OF NEWBY, Coffee, AL
Built 1964 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 250
SR 172
FairOver: HOLCOMB BRANCH
1.1 M E JCT SR172 & SR187, Franklin, AL
Built 1997 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 750
AL - 4 (US 78)
FairOver: BRANCH
.9 MI. E. AL 25, Jefferson, AL
Built 1928 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 4,260
Showing 6,451-6,500 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.
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