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 28
FairOver: BRANCH
2.4 MI. E. OF DARLINGTON, Wilcox, AL
Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,080
UNPAVED CO RD
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
1 MI W JCT CO RD 59, Winston, AL
Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10
SR1/US431
FairOver: EASTERWOOD BRANCH
1.1 MI S JCT SR 144, Calhoun, AL
Built 1970 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 19,474
AL.14
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI.W.JCT US 80, Dallas, AL
Built 1926 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 3,210
Madison Blvd
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.8 MI W JCT SR255 * SR20, Madison, AL
Built 1965 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 39,200
VIRGINIA LOOP RD
FairOver: STREAM
0.7 MI N OF WOODLEY RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1975 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 2,400
WOODMERE BLVD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
200 FT S OF FOREST GR DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1980 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 200
AL 215
FairOver: UT RUM CREEK
1.2 MI S US 11 BYPASS, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1936 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 8,299
731
FairOver: AFFONEE CREEK
OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Bibb, AL
Built 1987 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 50
CR. 62
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK(RELIEF)
0.9 MI.SW UNION CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1989 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 382
FRIENDSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BLACK SNAKE CREEK
0.6 MI E OF HWY 31, Chilton, AL
Built 1998 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 6,000
US 11
FairOver: BRANCH
0 . 6 MI NO I 459, Jefferson, AL
Built 1928 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 24,310
AL 110
FairOver: STREAM
.16 MI E. OF US 80, Montgomery, AL
Built 2000 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 13,780
ECHOLA ROAD
FairOver: BOX CREEK
1.6 MI N OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1956 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 300
AL-69
FairOver: Tanyard Creek
AL-69 19TH ST, Walker, AL
Built 1984 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 8,328
SPRING VALLEY RD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK RELIEF
SPRING VALLEY RELIEF, Colbert, AL
Built 1982 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 945
RIVER RD
FairOver: DONEGAN SLOUGH-MCKIERNAN
RIVER RD DONEGAN SLOUGH, Colbert, AL
Built 1985 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 3,775
UNDERWOOD MTN RD
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
UNDERWOOD MTN BEAR CREEK, Colbert, AL
Built 1986 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 823
BROWNSBORO RD
FairOver: FLINT RIVER RELIEF
0.5 MI NE US HWY 72 E, Madison, AL
Built 1935 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 880
I-65
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
0.4 MI N US 98, Mobile, AL
Built 1962 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 78,639
FAWN LAKE BR RD
FairOver: HENSON CREEK
FAWN LAKE RD AT 247, Colbert, AL
Built 1991 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 175
CO RT 20
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
3MI EAST BERMUDA, Conecuh, AL
Built 1985 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 720
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
CONECUH CHURCH BRIDGE, Covington, AL
Built 1929 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 210
PRYOR ST.
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
1101 PRYOR @ SAMOLA, Limestone, AL
Built 1996 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 1,661
CO RD 60
FairOver: BULGER CREEK
1.25 MI. EAST SR199, Macon, AL
Built 1983 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 90
LOWER DRY CRK RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.0 MI NW SR 36, Morgan, AL
Built 1993 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 725
COUNTY ROAD 1177
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
SEC 10,T10N,R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1994 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 52
FairOver: LEE BROOK
INTERSECTION CR 95/52, Shelby, AL
Built 1997 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 12,538
CO RD 18
FairOver: DOUBLE BRIDGE CREEK
CO RD 49 TO CO RD 43, Houston, AL
Built 1958 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 198
Lee Road 217
FairOver: ROPES BRANCH
3.0 MI N MACON CO, Lee, AL
Built 1950 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 54
US 431
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.5 MI N JCT US 29, Lee, AL
Built 1985 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 11,480
SR1/US431
FairOver: FROG LEVEL CREEK
TOWN OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL
Built 1957 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 6,946
US 411
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.6 MI S GA STATE LINE, Cherokee, AL
Built 1928 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,983
US 31
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.2 MI N CO RD 77, Conecuh, AL
Built 1960 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,227
SR 91
FairOver: CREEK
5.4 MI S JCT I65* SR91, Cullman, AL
Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 835
SR 105 MP 1.621
FairOver: BRANCH
1.6 MI.N.SR 27, Dale, AL
Built 1948 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 4,160
COLLEGE PARKWAY
FairOver: HONEY CREEK
0.354 KM WEST OF US 431, Etowah, AL
Built 1974 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,000
WAVERLY PKWY
FairOver: CREEK
WAVERLY PARKWAY, Lee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 2,000
SR53
FairOver: NORTHFORK * SOUTHERN RR
JCT SR53 * SOUTHERN RR, Madison, AL
Built 1990 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 26,819
CO 43
FairOver: BURKE BRANCH
8 MI S E SEALE, Russell, AL
Built 1966 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 260
CO RT 708
FairOver: WILSON MILL CREEK
6 MI SOUTH OF KEYTON, Coffee, AL
Built 1990 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 1,340
US 31
FairOver: BEAR BRANCH
2.0 MI S CO RD 6, Conecuh, AL
Built 1988 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 4,103
COUNTY ROAD 77
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
IVY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 370
COUNTY ROAD 77
FairOver: SILOAM CREEK
IVY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 743
US 80
FairOver: CHILDERS CREEK
0.8 MI.W.OF AL 219, Dallas, AL
Built 1933 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 6,750
CR # 45
FairOver: TRIB TO DRY CREEK
3.0 MI N US 80 W, Dallas, AL
Built 1990 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 450
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.5MI S BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 240
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: TIGHT EYE CREEK
3 MILES N.E. OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 920
COUNTY ROAD 45
FairOver: WILKERSON CREEK
1 MILE NORTH OF BELLWOOD, Geneva, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 460
HENRY CO #22 RD
FairOver: LITTLE OMUSSE CREEK
HOUSTON COUNTY LINE, Henry, AL
Built 1989 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 2,120
Showing 6,601-6,650 of 13,471 bridges
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