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
CO. RD. 49
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
Antioch Rd @ Yellow Rvr, Covington, AL
Built 1964 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 270
CO. RD. 23
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
Jim Foshee Road, Covington, AL
Built 1965 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 210
COUNTY ROAD 91
FairOver: DRY CREEK
Hattaway Road, Covington, AL
Built 1970 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 290
Chalker Road
FairOver: POLEY CREEK
Chalker Road, Covington, AL
Built 2000 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 50
MIXON SCHOOL RD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC-9 T-5-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1966 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 1,650
CO RD 52
FairOver: OLIVER CREEK
2.5 MILES NORTH SR199, Macon, AL
Built 1986 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 160
WINCHESTER RD
FairOver: PRATER SPRING BR
1.0 MI SOUTH TENN ST LI, Madison, AL
Built 1946 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 3,500
MOBILE ST
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
300' N COTTON ST, Mobile, AL
Built 1992 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 5,797
MASON FERRY ROAD
FairOver: BIG CREEK
3.4 MI NW CO 63, Mobile, AL
Built 1993 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 326
CO. HWY. 47
FairOver: N.FORK YELLOWLEAF CREEK
10 MI. N. ST 25, Shelby, AL
Built 1984 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 3,690
US 90 EB
FairOver: APALACHEE RIVER
3.3 MI E OF MOBILE CO LN, Baldwin, AL
Built 1997 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 11,394
US 90 EB
FairOver: BLAKELEY RIVER
1.1 MI W AL 225 JCT, Baldwin, AL
Built 1997 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 11,394
COUNTY ROAD 30
FairOver: MURDER CREEK
1 MI. E. FAIRNELSON, Conecuh, AL
Built 1986 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 310
US 31
FairOver: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK
0.2 MI N US 29, Escambia, AL
Built 2002 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 15,410
SR 10 MP 212.073
FairOver: BRANCH
5.8 MI.E. SR 105, Henry, AL
Built 1946 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 1,710
I - 20 WEST
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER
I20 * CAHABA RIVER, Jefferson, AL
Built 1984 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 35,000
PROSPECT RD.
FairOver: CUT BANK CREEK
.6 MI. S.W. BAXTER, Lamar, AL
Built 1990 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 45
REBEL ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.1 MI S E CO 59, Mobile, AL
Built 1966 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 249
PATILLO RD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.8 MI S OF COY SMITH HWY, Mobile, AL
Built 1983 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 292
SOLLIE ROAD
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
1 MI S. COTTAGE HILL RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1984 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 8,469
I-22
FairOver: CR-30
CR-30 & I-22, Walker, AL
Built 2004 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 13,401
COWHILL ROAD (DT)
FairOver: TRIB ESCATAWPA RIVER
COPELAND, Washington, AL
Built 1990 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 1
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
0.2 MILES WEST US 45, Washington, AL
Built 1997 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 275
STATE PARK RD 2
FairOver: GULF ST PARK BOAT CANAL
0.2 MI N SR 182, Baldwin, AL
Built 1975 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,372
SR 9
FairOver: CREEK
6.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1925 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,631
SR 9
FairOver: OLD TOWN CREEK
2 MI NORTH ASHLAND, Clay, AL
Built 1980 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,842
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BAY BRANCH
.1MI S POLLARD, Escambia, AL
Built 1992 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 320
US 278
FairOver: LITTLE COVE CREEK RELIEF
.7 MI W LITTLE COVE CREEK, Etowah, AL
Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 14,445
DODD ROAD
FairOver: HUNTSVILLE SPRING BRANCH
1.5 MI S MARTIN ROAD, Madison, AL
Built 1964 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 27
FairOver: BRANCH
2 MI. N. W. EXCEL, Monroe, AL
Built 1962 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 500
BOWERS ROAD
FairOver: VALHERMOSA SPRINGS CREEK
2.0 MI SOUTH OF CR 1462, Morgan, AL
Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 27
Fairview
FairOver: PINE CRK
1.4 MI.E.OF US 31, Autauga, AL
Built 1985 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,830
AL 219
FairOver: GULLEY CREEK
0.4 MI N CO RD 51, Bibb, AL
Built 1957 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,090
MUDD ST.
FairOver: BRANCH
MUDD ST. (CULVERT), Calhoun, AL
Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,239
SR1/ US431
FairOver: C OF GA R/R(ABANDONED)
TOWN OF LAFAYETTE, Chambers, AL
Built 1984 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,488
CO RT 636
FairOver: TIGHT EYE CREEK
2.3 MILES WEST OF ASBURY, Coffee, AL
Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,689
CR-74
FairOver: Weogufka Creek
0.65 MI SE of CR-150, Coosa, AL
Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 245
COUNTY ROAD 57
FairOver: PROVIDENCE CREEK
GIN CREEK RD, Crenshaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 215
TAYLORS CROSSROADS
FairOver: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK
TAYLORS CROSSROAD, Crenshaw, AL
Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90
SEXTON RD.
FairOver: BOXES CREEK
4.0 MI E OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1983 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 98
SR 17
FairOver: BRANCH
0.5 M N JCT SR 17 &SR 133, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1958 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,080
MADISON BLVD.
FairOver: BRADFORD CREEK
1.6 MI E MADISON CO. LINE, Madison, AL
Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,920
CO RD 1235
FairOver: CANE CREEK
2.7 MI N CO RD 1240, Marshall, AL
Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 25
OLD HWY 43
FairOver: STEEL CREEK
0.15 MI S JUNIPER AVENUE, Mobile, AL
Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 331
US 331
FairOver: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF#2
0.3 MI.S.OF SOU.BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1976 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,615
COUNTY HWY 55W
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
2.0 MI E SR 157, Morgan, AL
Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 875
AL 183
FairOver: DUTCH CREEK
2.8 MI S CHILTON CO LINE, Perry, AL
Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 450
AL 14
FairOver: WELLS CREEK
2.5 MI W OF RADFORD, Perry, AL
Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 690
CO.RD.15
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
CULVERT)NE MALONE, Randolph, AL
Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 125
AL 171
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
FAYETTE CO LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,345
Showing 6,551-6,600 of 13,471 bridges
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