Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
- 3.3%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.3%
451 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.
12
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama
Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
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
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
COUNTY RD 70
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
4 MILE E ANDALUSIA, Covington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 280
CO RT 35
FairOver: CREEK
CR 35, Cullman, AL
Built 1961 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 300
AL-19
FairOver: Hamilton Mill Road
3 MI N JCT AL-17, Marion, AL
Built 1976 Load: 60.1 t ADT: 371
SR 167 MP 49.350
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1 MI. N. PIKE-CO.LINE, Pike, AL
Built 1964 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 3,920
COUNTY ROAD 93
FairOver: POND CREEK
Fleeta Road, Covington, AL
Built 1961 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 220
18TH ST
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
18TH ST * 2ND AVE, Walker, AL
Built 1969 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 2,000
US 331
FairOver: SCL RAILROAD
7.4MI.S.SOU.BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 2004 Load: 60.6 t ADT: 2,655
COUNTY ROAD 23
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
SEC 10 T14 R23, Bullock, AL
Built 1956 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 290
COOK LN
FairOver: THORNTON BRANCH
COOK LN NEAR BELLE MONT, Colbert, AL
Built 1992 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 220
US 82
FairOver: STREAM
4.45 MI W OF US 82 * 231J, Montgomery, AL
Built 1930 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 17,850
SR 9
FairOver: LYNCH CREEK
4 MI NO MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1981 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 2,482
AL - 25
FairOver: CSXT RAILROAD
VINCENT, Shelby, AL
Built 2016 Load: 61.0 t ADT: 6,810
SR15/US 29
FairOver: BRANCH
0.5 MI N JCT CO 70, Chambers, AL
Built 1929 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 2,745
CARROL RD
FairOver: LESLIE BRANCH
0.2 MI E OF CO RD 490, Madison, AL
Built 1960 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 300
AL-17
FairOver: Lubbub Creek Branch
3.0 MI S JCT SR 86, Pickens, AL
Built 1926 Load: 61.1 t ADT: 2,810
ORCHARD AVENUE
FairOver: UT TO SHADES CREEK
ROSS BRIDGE, Jefferson, AL
Built 2005 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 1,200
ABERDEEN RD
FairOver: WATSON CREEK
3.2 MI. N.W. VERNON, Lamar, AL
Built 1951 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 980
cr 1494
FairOver: BRANCH
CR 1494, Cullman, AL
Built 1962 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 20
HOLLAND RD
FairOver: HOLLAND CREEK
84 WEST TO 84 WEST, Houston, AL
Built 1995 Load: 61.3 t ADT: 73
CO RD 45
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
0.8KM E OF DAILEY'S, Wilcox, AL
Built 1984 Load: 61.4 t ADT: 50
SR 10
FairOver: BRANCH
5.0 MI. W. OF LISMAN, Choctaw, AL
Built 1948 Load: 61.5 t ADT: 2,890
AL 5
FairOver: UT OLD TOWN CREEK
1.0 MI S JCT SR 175, Perry, AL
Built 1958 Load: 61.5 t ADT: 2,890
CR-29
FairOver: Mill Branch
0.08 Mi NE of CR-16, Coosa, AL
Built 1991 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 685
BRUNER HILL RD
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
8 MILES S HWY 269, Walker, AL
Built 1975 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 100
US 90
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
0.6 MI E OF S JCT SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1929 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 6,948
AL 25
FairOver: UT SIXMILE CREEK
5.5 MI S SHELBY CO LINE, Bibb, AL
Built 1940 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 2,750
CR. 45
FairOver: TIGER BRANCH
0.5 MI.NE BETHEL CHURCH, Butler, AL
Built 1986 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 227
WARRIOR-KIMBERLY R
FairOver: LOCUST FORK-WARRIOR R
1/2 MI E US 31 WARRIOR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1985 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 785
AL-18
FairOver: Stream
3.45 MI W Fayette Co Line, Lamar, AL
Built 1979 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 1,879
US 43
FairOver: BRANCH
2.0 MI. N. OF WAGARVILLE, Washington, AL
Built 1940 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 8,240
SR 51 MP 56.134
FairOver: STREAM
1 MI.S.BARBOUR CO.25, Barbour, AL
Built 1927 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 830
SR 3
FairOver: FLINT CREEK
3.7 M N JCT SR 3 & SR 36, Morgan, AL
Built 1968 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 7,205
AL 183
FairOver: HOLSOMBECH CREEK
1.0 MI S CHILTON CO LINE, Perry, AL
Built 1955 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 450
SR 38 / US280
FairOver: VARDAMAN CREEK
6.4 MI E TALLADEG CO LINE, Coosa, AL
Built 1972 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 11,926
CO.RD.18
FairOver: HORNEYHEAD BRANCH
1.6MI W BACON LEVEL, Randolph, AL
Built 1957 Load: 62.2 t ADT: 100
SR 22
FairOver: BRANCH-TRIB.TO HIGH PINE
5 MI E TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Randolph, AL
Built 1935 Load: 62.3 t ADT: 2,107
COUNTY ROAD 92
FairOver: WHIGHTS CREEK
3.0 MI. W. OF SAWERVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1970 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 100
US 45
FairOver: SAND HILL CREEK
1.2 MI S CO RD 92, Mobile, AL
Built 1993 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 7,190
EASTDALE LOOP
FairOver: EASTDALE DITCH
NW ENTRANCE TO MALL, Montgomery, AL
Built 1985 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 4,500
US 231
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI NO JCT CO RD55, Blount, AL
Built 1939 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,170
CO 49
FairOver: BRANCH
4 MI S E HURTSBORO, Russell, AL
Built 1964 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 360
SR 59
FairOver: BELT BRANCH
0.6 MI N CO RD 80, Baldwin, AL
Built 1984 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 816
US 45
FairOver: EIGHT MILE CREEK
0.1 MI S SR 213, Mobile, AL
Built 1992 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 16,684
CO RT 143
FairOver: RELIEF STRUCTURE
2.55 MI W JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL
Built 1968 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 380
US 43
FairOver: BRANCH
2.8 MI. S. OF DIXONMILL, Marengo, AL
Built 1947 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 4,060
SR 26
FairOver: Hatchechubbee Creek
1mile e. of hatchechubbee, Russell, AL
Built 2015 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 1,670
SR 21
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
0.6 MI.S.OF SNOW HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1989 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 980
SR 17
FairOver: RELIEF
BUTLER, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 63.1 t ADT: 6,220
CO. RD. 93
FairOver: MIXON BRANCH
CO.RD.33 TO CO.RD.115, Houston, AL
Built 1992 Load: 63.1 t ADT: 600
I-20
FairOver: BRANCH
3.3 MI E JCT SR 21, Calhoun, AL
Built 1969 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 22,699
Showing 7,401-7,450 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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