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
AL - 5 (US 11)
FairOver: BRANCH
100' NO. RR BRIDGE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1937 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 19,340
US 331
FairOver: BRANCH
1.4 MI. N. OF CO. RD. 24, Montgomery, AL
Built 2006 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 5,960
LENLOCK LANE
FairOver: BRANCH
LENLOCK LN., Calhoun, AL
Built 1958 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 8,156
CO RD 54
FairOver: THOMAS CREEK
ALA 52 TO CO RD 48, Houston, AL
Built 1952 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 655
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: RANDONS CREEK
6 MI. N. W. FRISCO CITY, Monroe, AL
Built 1949 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 700
CO RT 25
FairOver: GUESS CREEK
0.2 MI NW SR 79, Jackson, AL
Built 1930 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 100
DUNNS CREEK ROAD
FairOver: DUNNS CREEK
1.2KM W OF SR10, Wilcox, AL
Built 1985 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 154
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
SEC 36 T13 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1988 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 50
AL-7
FairOver: Deadmans Branch
3.9 MI N EUTAW, Greene, AL
Built 1934 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 1,440
US 331
FairOver: BRANCH
1.35 MI N OF CO. RD 24, Montgomery, AL
Built 2006 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 5,960
OVERLAND ROAD
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
SHOAL CK * OVERLAND RD, Shelby, AL
Built 1994 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 3,000
SR 17
FairOver: BIG BRANCH
3.9 MI. N.OF MILLRY, Washington, AL
Built 1929 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 1,690
AL - 132
FairOver: BRANCH
2.6 MI W ETOWAH CO LINE, Blount, AL
Built 1956 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,110
FLAT TOP ROAD
FairOver: ALABAMA POWER RAIL LINE
.3 MI E SNOWVILLE-BRENT R, Jefferson, AL
Built 1999 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 6,500
SR 3
FairOver: BRANCH
3 MI S JCT SR 3 & SR 2, Limestone, AL
Built 1957 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 12,600
US 31
FairOver: STREAM
0.6MI N BUTLER CO LINE, Lowndes, AL
Built 1950 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,230
US 43
FairOver: SWEETWATER CREEK
3.2 MI. N. OF DIXONS MILL, Marengo, AL
Built 1929 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 3,310
GRELOT ROAD
FairOver: MILKHOUSE CREEK
1102' E CODY ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 1975 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 25,670
SARDIS RD
FairOver: CARR CREEK
1.2 MI SW GIBSONVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1962 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 204
CR-5
FairOver: Peckerwood Creek
1.10 Mi S Tall Co Line, Coosa, AL
Built 1964 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 463
LUCY GRADE RD
FairOver: COWARTS CREEK
WILSON MILL TO ST PARK, Houston, AL
Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 680
COUNTY ROAD 21
FairOver: EVANS CREEK
2 MI W OF PIKEVILLE STORE, Jackson, AL
Built 2011 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 475
AL-118
FairOver: Watson Creek
Mississippi State Line, Lamar, AL
Built 1928 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 2,320
US 90 EB
FairOver: TENSAW/SPANISH RIVER
MOBILE/BALDWIN CO LINE, Mobile, AL
Built 1998 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 13,355
US 11
FairOver: JONES CREEK
1.1 MI. S. OF EPES, Sumter, AL
Built 1955 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,340
SR 56
FairOver: BRANCH
6.1 MI. E. OF CHATOM, Washington, AL
Built 1929 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,930
AL 97
FairOver: BRANCH
3.7MI.NOF LETAHATCHEE, Lowndes, AL
Built 1940 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 960
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1103 PONKABIACREEK
0.8 MI E CO RT 1092, Sumter, AL
Built 1993 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 50
WILLIAMS MILL RD
FairOver: E.FORK CHOCTAWHATCHEE RV
2.3 MI WEST OF CO 79, Barbour, AL
Built 1989 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 150
EDGAR WOODS RD
FairOver: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEECREEK
1.4 MI SW OF CO 79, Barbour, AL
Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 130
COUNTY ROAD 67
FairOver: HAMM CREEK
1.1 MI S OF AL 131, Barbour, AL
Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 295
COUNTY ROAD 72
FairOver: LITTLE JUDY CREEK
1.9 MI E OF CO 15, Barbour, AL
Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 125
CR-18
FairOver: Swamp Creek
2.84 MILES NW OF CR-14, Coosa, AL
Built 1991 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 159
3RD AVE SW
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
JCT 3RD AVE * DRY BRANCH, Morgan, AL
Built 1962 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,029
CANYON LAKE DRIVE
FairOver: BEE BRANCH
0.5 MI NE JCT U.S. #11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1993 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 125
SR 162
FairOver: WILLIAMS CREEK
8.2MI.E.OF KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL
Built 1935 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 270
AL 223
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
0.2MI. N. OF PIKE CO.LINE, Bullock, AL
Built 1993 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 780
AL-18
FairOver: Branch of Luxapillia
4.0 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL
Built 1929 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,220
US 45
FairOver: PETERSON BRANCH
0.7 MI N I-65, Mobile, AL
Built 1931 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 27,294
MURRAY HILL ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI N US HWY 90, Mobile, AL
Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,182
US 31
FairOver: AUTREY CREEK RELIEF
2.3 MI S SR 84, Conecuh, AL
Built 1984 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 4,024
SR 13
FairOver: SMALL CREEK
0.2 M S JCT SR 13 & SR 24, Franklin, AL
Built 1956 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 17,730
SR 265
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1952 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 500
SR 22
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI E SWAMP CREEK, Coosa, AL
Built 1930 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 1,175
CR-34
FairOver: NORTH FORK BUTT RIVER
3 MILES WEST WINSTON CO L, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 260
CANAAN ROAD
FairOver: WATSON CREEK
2.1 MI. NW. OF AL.HWY.59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1996 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 300
SR 77
FairOver: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
1.4 MI W JCT US 431, Chambers, AL
Built 1940 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 2,588
AL 145
FairOver: BLUE GUT CREEK
1.8 MI S JCT CO RD 42, Chilton, AL
Built 1964 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 2,600
AL 51
FairOver: REEDER CREEK
12.0 MI.N.OF US 82, Bullock, AL
Built 1989 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,200
SARDIS RD
FairOver: TANYARD CREEK
0.5 M NE GIBSONVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1962 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 204
Showing 7,151-7,200 of 13,471 bridges
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