State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

BELMONT ROAD

Fair

Over: I - 459

I459 * BELMONT ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1982 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 800

I65 M.P.258.17

Fair

Over: 16TH AVE. SOUTH

I-65 * 16TH AVE. SOUTH, Jefferson, AL

Built 1970 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 132,060

US80

Fair

Over: I-65

0.7 MI E OF JCT OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 10,285

HALLS MILL RD

Fair

Over: HALLS MILL CREEK

0.4 MI W DEMETROPOLIS RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1996 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 9,173

SR 17

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI.S. OF MILLRY, Washington, AL

Built 1929 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,900

UPPER RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMPSON HOLLOW CREEK

4.0 MI E I65, Morgan, AL

Built 1953 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,750

FERNBANK RD

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

2.1 MI. W. HWY. 17, Lamar, AL

Built 1956 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 360

CO. RT. 18

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.10 MI.NE JCT CO18*CO.23, Clarke, AL

Built 1960 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 250

US 231 NBL

Fair

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

2.3 MI.N.AL 94, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 7,370

I-20/59

Fair

Over: Tombigbee River Relief

5.2 MI S of Boligee, Greene, AL

Built 1971 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 18,594

I-20/59

Fair

Over: Tombigbee River Relief

5.2 MI S of Boligee, Greene, AL

Built 1971 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 18,594

COUNTY ROAD 45

Fair

Over: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

1 MI S. E. OF BELLWOOD, Geneva, AL

Built 1998 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 450

BOGGY HOLLOW-Bridg

Fair

Over: BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK

CONECUH DISTRICT, Covington, AL

Built 1977 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50

BESSEMER-JOHNS RD

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK TRIBUTARY

AT NORTH JOHNS CITY LIMIT, Jefferson, AL

Built 1938 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 1,084

RIVERTON ROSE TR

Fair

Over: DARK HOLLOW

RRT W OF EAGLE POINT, Colbert, AL

Built 1935 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 50

US 11

Fair

Over: L&N RR (ABANDONED)

CAFFEE JCT, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1957 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 5,250

US 11

Fair

Over: L&N RR (ABANDONED)

CAFFEE JCT, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1957 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 5,250

COUNTY ROAD 8

Fair

Over: NO NAME STREAM

SEC 10 T11 R24, Bullock, AL

Built 1957 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 41

AL-86

Fair

Over: Bastic Creek

6.1 MI W US-82, Pickens, AL

Built 1961 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 2,988

CO RD 90

Fair

Over: MORGAN CREEK

1.0 MI N AL 35 T6SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1968 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 384

I - 459 NORTH

Fair

Over: RAMP D

I 65 * I 459 INTERCHANGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1977 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 51,820

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1 MI. W. AL. RIVER PULP, Monroe, AL

Built 1977 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 2,000

US 90

Fair

Over: WOODCOCK CREEK

2.3 MI E I-65, Mobile, AL

Built 1952 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 18,048

I - 459 NORTH

Fair

Over: SOU RR

I 459 * SOU RR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1982 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 69,067

US 80

Fair

Over: BOGUE CHITTO CREEK RELIE

1.3 MI.E.OF AL.5, Dallas, AL

Built 1933 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 2,080

AL - 53 (US 231)

Fair

Over: CANOE CREEK RELIEF

2.1 MI.SO.I-59, St. Clair, AL

Built 1994 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 8,140

AL 211

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

AL 211 BLACK CREEK, Etowah, AL

Built 1999 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 12,114

AL - 25

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0 . 3 MI W JCT CO RD 73, Shelby, AL

Built 1925 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 6,830

US 231

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.9 MI NO JCT AL 79, Blount, AL

Built 1939 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 6,400

Lee Road 318

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.5 MI NW JCT LEE RD 248, Lee, AL

Built 1953 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 500

ELDER RD

Fair

Over: MILLERS CREEK

3.3 M E ALA 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1956 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 160

US 431

Fair

Over: ATN RR

US 431 .6 MI SO.US 278, Etowah, AL

Built 1959 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 9,450

US 431

Fair

Over: ATN RR

U S 431 .6 MI. SO. US 278, Etowah, AL

Built 1959 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 9,450

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: LINE CREEK

SEC 35 T14 R21, Bullock, AL

Built 1959 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 200

SR 69

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

5 MI S JCT SR 67 * SR 69, Cullman, AL

Built 1979 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 6,546

SR 193 SB

Fair

Over: I-10

TILLMANS CORNER, Mobile, AL

Built 1979 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 11,178

SR 193 NB

Fair

Over: I-10

TILLMANS CORNER, Mobile, AL

Built 1979 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 11,178

MOORESVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: I 565

1.3 M E JCT I 565 & I 65, Limestone, AL

Built 1989 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 1,539

SR. 189 MP 7.386

Fair

Over: HAYES CREEK

0.5 MI. N. COFFEE 26, Coffee, AL

Built 2006 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 810

VALLEY LANE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ALDRIDGE CREEK

3 MILE EAST U.S. 231, Madison, AL

Built 1994 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 1,500

US 43

Fair

Over: UT MILL CREEK

.4 MI. S JCT SR 171*US43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2007 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 23,669

KOPPERS STREET

Fair

Over: VALLEY CREEK

2 MILES NW OF BRIGHTON, Jefferson, AL

Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 655

COUNTY ROAD 2243

Fair

Over: SMILIES MILL CREEK

SEC 36 T9N R19E, Pike, AL

Built 1952 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 230

CO 178

Fair

Over: BRANCH-CULVERT

1.5 MI W ALA 21, Talladega, AL

Built 1957 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 990

I - 59

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.9 MI NO US 231, St. Clair, AL

Built 1961 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 26,319

I65 NBL / SBL

Fair

Over: EDGEMONT AVE

1.2 MI.N.OF S.BYPASS, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 33,725

JEFF HAMILTON RD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

6 MI SW DAWES RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,373

CO RT 107

Fair

Over: PEA RIVER

1 MILE SE OF JAVA, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 210

CO RT 107

Fair

Over: PEA RIVER RELEIF

.9 MILES SE OF JAVA, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 225

CLAY ST.

Fair

Over: I65

0.1 MI.S.OF BELL ST, Montgomery, AL

Built 1973 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8,781

Showing 6,901-6,950 of 16,205 bridges

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