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

FAS 24 CO RD 27

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

JCT CO RD 27*108 T6SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1949 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 1,260

CO RT 222

Fair

Over: BLOWING SPRINGS BRANCH

0.7 MI W JCT CO RT 217, Lawrence, AL

Built 1950 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 55

TWENTIETH AVENUE

Fair

Over: HOLLAND CREEK

PHENIX CITY, Russell, AL

Built 1965 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 5,300

OLD CALVERT RD

Fair

Over: CUT BANK CREEK

1.9 MI. S.W. ACADEMY CH., Lamar, AL

Built 1959 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

2MI SE NOKOMIS, Escambia, AL

Built 1973 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 90

MOORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: S. FORK YELLOWLEAF CREEK

.5MI S. JCT CO.74, Shelby, AL

Built 1978 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 30

BERWICK RD

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.5 M N OF CRAGFORD, Clay, AL

Built 1979 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 27

COONDOG CEM RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

COONDOG CEM RD ROCK CREEK, Colbert, AL

Built 1935 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 50

FDR 707

Fair

Over: MAYFIELD CREEK

OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Bibb, AL

Built 1980 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 50

CO RT 2

Fair

Over: COLBERT CREEK

3.5 MI SE INT CO RT14, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1937 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 205

FAS 24 CR 27

Fair

Over: BENGIS CREEK

2.5 MI E JCT SR 75, DeKalb, AL

Built 1949 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 1,464

COUNTY ROAD 67

Fair

Over: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R

SEC-31 T-5-N R-26-E, Dale, AL

Built 1950 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 520

PATTERSON HILL RD

Fair

Over: PATTERSON HOLLOW BR

SEC36 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1953 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 280

WILKES CAIRO RD.

Fair

Over: VALLEY CREEK

WILKES CAIRO * VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1954 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 9,000

WRIGHT ROAD

Fair

Over: PANTNER CREEK

1/2 MILE W HWY 5, Walker, AL

Built 1962 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 25

CR82 OTTO WEBB RD

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

OTTO WEB RD, Perry, AL

Built 1961 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 111

OLD WELLS MILL RD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

FOWLER COMMUNITY, Conecuh, AL

Built 2011 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 30

_cr 460

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DOUBLE CREEK

_1.7 mi west of al 69, Marengo, AL

Built 2016 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 10

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

6.1 MI. E. HWY. #17, Lamar, AL

Built 1952 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 500

CR 123 TUCKER ROAD

Fair

Over: TUCKER CREEK

0 01M SOUTH CO RT44, Perry, AL

Built 1960 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 155

CO. HWY. 47

Fair

Over: WEAVER CREEK

5.5 MI JCT AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 1938 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 4,392

CR # 109

Fair

Over: LITTLE CHILATCHEE CREEK

1.6 MI W SR 5, Dallas, AL

Built 1989 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 50

RANGE DIRT ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CR.

SEC 35 T4N R12E, Conecuh, AL

Built 1994 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BUSHY CREEK

RYLES LANE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1993 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 56

HERSHEY ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.5MI S LOREE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1994 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 50

CO RD 85

Fair

Over: Unnamed Tributary

1 MI N of CR-6, Conecuh, AL

Built 2015 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 194

NEAL ROAD

Fair

Over: TOFTOY THROUGHWAY

0.55 miles N of VBC49, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 1,992

N ANN AVE(CO 161)

Fair

Over: GRAVEYARD CREEK

0.5 MI N AL 14, Elmore, AL

Built 1929 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 8,839

CO RT 88

Fair

Over: JONES BRANCH

1.55 MI W JCT CR 88, Jackson, AL

Built 1956 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 76

COUNTY ROUTE 29

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.05 MI.N.OLD TEXASLT.1MI, Monroe, AL

Built 1957 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RT #88

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK BRANCH

1.5 MI SOUTH OF SR 86, Pickens, AL

Built 1993 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 40

OLD DOZIER RD.

Fair

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

OLD DOZIER RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1935 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 15

SR15 / US 29

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

TOWN OF LANGDALE, Chambers, AL

Built 1951 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 13,209

HONEY DR

Fair

Over: JENNY RIVER

0.2 MI S TN STATE LINE, Madison, AL

Built 1956 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100

CO RT 290

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MI N CO RT 88 T7SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1968 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 89

HIGHNOTE RD.

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

5 MILES SOUTH OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1996 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 40

OSPREY ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

1.3 MI SW BETHEL, Conecuh, AL

Built 2000 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 60

CHEROKEE #52

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.2 MI W CHEROKEE #47, Cherokee, AL

Built 1935 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 215

OLD FORDS VALLEY

Fair

Over: BIG COVE CREEK

0.2 MI S OF FORDS VLLY RD, Etowah, AL

Built 1939 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 353

RYLAND PIKE

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

0.7 MI W MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL

Built 1948 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 1,500

CENTER STREET

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI W CATHERINE ST, Mobile, AL

Built 1950 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 8,429

CO RD 35

Fair

Over: STREAM IN RED BAY

.5 MI E SR 24 CO 35 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1958 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 500

COE DAIRY ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

DOTHAN, Houston, AL

Built 1974 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 420

COUNTY RT #217

Fair

Over: SNEADS CREEK

0.6 MI EAST OF CO RT #21, Pickens, AL

Built 1993 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 50

GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK RELIEF

.8 MI SW BOOKERS MILL, Conecuh, AL

Built 2001 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 30

SR4/US78

Fair

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

1.8 MI E CALHOUN CO LINE, Cleburne, AL

Built 1929 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 4,413

Lee Road 188

Fair

Over: SOUGAHATCHEE CREEK

3 MI N OF LOACHAPOKA, Lee, AL

Built 1961 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 349

ST CLAIR CO HW 86

Fair

Over: BROKEN ARROW CREEK

0.5 MI NW BROKEN ARROW CH, St. Clair, AL

Built 1956 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 798

CO RT 59

Fair

Over: ALMON BRANCH

0.5 MI W JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1959 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 175

CHEROKEE #809

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MI N US #411, Cherokee, AL

Built 1935 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 25

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