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 RT NO 12
FairOver: LITTLE DRY CREEK
0.60 MI E OF CO RT 51, Marengo, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 400
CR 167
FairOver: NORTH FORK CREEK
1 MILE NORTH JCT CO 41, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 60
CO RD 94
FairOver: BOARDTREE CREEK
1.3 KM E OF CO RD 11, Marion, AL
Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 390
CO RD 94
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
1.5 KM JCT CO RD 13, Marion, AL
Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 390
BELLINGRATH RD
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.9 MI S US 90, Mobile, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,996
US 43
FairOver: LIL BEAVER DAM BRANCH
1.7 MI N JCT CO RD 96, Mobile, AL
Built 1930 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,903
I-10
FairOver: REEDY BRANCH
1.6 MI E MISS ST LINE, Mobile, AL
Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 48,605
SHELL BELT RD W
FairOver: UNAMED STREAM
2MI SW AL 188, Mobile, AL
Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 941
AL 152
FairOver: W.OF A RR
2.9 M W 231, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 12,509
U. S. 031
FairOver: L * N RAILROAD
1200 FT W OF S. BY-PASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 13,930
CO. RD. 20
FairOver: N. FORK BUXAHATCHEE CR.
.3 MI W. JCT. AL. 25, Shelby, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 768
UPPER COLUMBUS RD
FairOver: CLEVELAND CREEK
1.1 MI NW OF JCT CO 15, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1993 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300
SOUTH SANDY ROAD
FairOver: TADPOLE CREEK
0.3 MI SE JCT US # 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 200
KEENES MILL ROAD
FairOver: COTTONDALE CREEK
0.9 MI E OF JCT ALA 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 750
FIFTH STREET
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.6 MI SE OF HWY 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 9,680
GRIFFIN RIDGE RD.
FairOver: LYE BRANCH
3.0 MI NE OF JCT ALA 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1994 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 250
CLEMENTS ROAD
FairOver: FLINT BRANCH
6.3MI SE JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 350
COMMERCE DRIVE
FairOver: BIG CREEK
2.0MI W JCT BLK WARRIOR P, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40
PLEASANT GROVE RD.
FairOver: ROCKCASTLE CREEK
1.9 MI. N JCT. AL # 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 60
HARGROVE ROAD E
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
5.6 MI NE JCT US #82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 70
BARGER ROAD
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
1.0 MI. E YELLOW CREEK RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 400
HALLMAN ROAD
FairOver: THORNTON CREEK
1.1 MI. N INT. AL. #171, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 150
TINGLE TANGLE ROAD
FairOver: SHANTY BRANCH
1.3 MILE SW OF JCT US #11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 500
CURTIS ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
.7 MI. S YELLOW CREEK RD., Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50
ROBERTSON ROAD
FairOver: DUNNS CREEK
2.7 MILES W BOYD ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50
HANNAH CREEK ROAD
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
4.2 MI NE JCT CO RT 59, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300
OLD MARION ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.5MI FM INT/W BEAR CK RD., Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 431
WELLINGTON ROAD
FairOver: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK
WELLINGTON RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 2005 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 646
CO RT 36
FairOver: MILL CREEK
WILCOX, Conecuh, AL
Built 1960 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 100
US 80
FairOver: CHILDERS CREEK
0.5 MI.W.OF AL 219, Dallas, AL
Built 1933 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 6,750
SR 2
FairOver: WEAVER BRANCH
0.3 M W JCT SR 2 & SR207, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1938 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 12,850
AL 223
FairOver: EAST BRANCH
2.8MI.N.OF PIKE COLINE, Bullock, AL
Built 1990 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 800
AL-18
FairOver: Branch
0.3 MI W of Stough, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,720
DUNN ROAD
FairOver: POPULAR SPRINGS BRANCH
0.5 MI.N.OLD WEBB ROAD, Houston, AL
Built 1986 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 305
I - 20 EAST
FairOver: RATLIFF ROAD
I20 * RATLIFF RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1983 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 35,000
MINOR PARKWAY
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK TRIBUTARY
1 MI N AL 269, Jefferson, AL
Built 1960 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 16,675
MERIDIAN STREET .
FairOver: DALLAS CREEK BY-PASS
.25 MILE SOUTH OF I-565, Madison, AL
Built 2010 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 4,600
US 80
FairOver: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
4.7 MI E OF JCT US 431, Russell, AL
Built 1985 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 24,800
US 80
FairOver: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
4.7 MI E OF JCT US431, Russell, AL
Built 1985 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 24,800
SR 21
FairOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
.9 MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,790
WALKER RD
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK SPUR
2.1 MI E OF AL 050, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 70
US 82
FairOver: UT MILL CREEK
0.7MI E HARGROVE RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1969 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 46,790
COUNTY ROAD 72
FairOver: U.T. SIKES CREEK
0.8 MI W OF COUNTY 33, Barbour, AL
Built 1962 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 100
JACK HIGHTOWER RD
FairOver: E FORK CTAW'OHEE RIVER
0.5 MI W OF CO 79, Barbour, AL
Built 1986 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 1,265
"F" STREET
FairOver: CREEK
ANNISTON "F" Street, Calhoun, AL
Built 1983 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 1,200
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME BRACH
Zell Ready Rd., Covington, AL
Built 2005 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 50
US 80 WBL
FairOver: CHABA RIVER RELIEF #2
5.2 MI. W. OF AL 219, Dallas, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 2,450
US 80 WBL
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER RELIEF NO.1
5.4 MI. W. OF AL 219, Dallas, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 2,450
SR 24
FairOver: BEAR CREEK RELIEF 2
2.2 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL
Built 1978 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 2,230
NAVCO ROAD
FairOver: BOLTON BRANCH
100' SOUTH OF MCVAY DRIVE, Mobile, AL
Built 2008 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 7,844
Showing 6,701-6,750 of 13,471 bridges
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