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
US 431
FairOver: BRANCH
.1 MI SO AL 205, Etowah, AL
Built 1927 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 17,006
US 80
FairOver: BRANCH
1.9 MI E MACON CO LINE, Lee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 2,170
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CREEK TRIB.
5.1 MI. E. OF MILLWOOD, Hale, AL
Built 1978 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 200
I-10 WB * EB
FairOver: SOUTHERN DRAIN CANAL
3.3 MI E JCT SR 163, Mobile, AL
Built 1966 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 76,852
CO17 EAST TO CO
FairOver: CREEK
2 1/2 MI EAST OF CO17, Lowndes, AL
Built 1970 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 360
US 45
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
0.8 MI N JCT US 98, Mobile, AL
Built 1991 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 11,821
AL 216
FairOver: Lake View
2.6 MI W OF JCT I-59, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1928 Load: 63.6 t ADT: 9,270
SR 3
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI N JCT SR 3 & SR 2, Limestone, AL
Built 1955 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 19,490
COUNTY ROAD 8
FairOver: DOUBLE CREEK
SEC 10 T11 R23, Bullock, AL
Built 1955 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 350
SR4 / US78
FairOver: CAHULGA CREEK
2.6 MI E CALHOUN CO. LINE, Cleburne, AL
Built 1987 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 4,413
CHELSEA PARK TRAIL
FairOver: UT TO YELLOWLEAF CK
CHELSEA PARK SUBDIVISION, Shelby, AL
Built 2007 Load: 63.9 t ADT: 20
CO RD NO 94
FairOver: BRANCH
1.3 MILES EAST MISSLINE, Marion, AL
Built 1994 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 80
AL-7
FairOver: Jordan Branch
6.0 MI East I-20/59, Greene, AL
Built 1918 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 2,088
US 84
FairOver: BRIDGE BRANCH
1 MI W SR 41, Conecuh, AL
Built 1947 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 5,273
US 80
FairOver: CHILDERS CREEK
0.6 MI.W.OF AL 219, Dallas, AL
Built 1933 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 6,750
CO RT 32
FairOver: WHEELER BRANCH
3 MI E JCT CO RT 389, Lawrence, AL
Built 1967 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 90
SR 188
FairOver: BAYOU COMO
3.6 MI W CO RD 59, Mobile, AL
Built 1946 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 2,158
AL 25
FairOver: UT SIXMILE CREEK
6.5 MI S SHELBY CO LINE, Bibb, AL
Built 1940 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 2,850
SR 76
FairOver: BRANCH
TOWN OF CHILDERSBURG, Talladega, AL
Built 1940 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 5,965
COUNTY ROAD 11
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 23 T12 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1957 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 200
AL-14
FairOver: Blubber Creek Branch
1.0 MI W Aliceville, Pickens, AL
Built 1950 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 2,880
US 29
FairOver: BELL BRANCH
3.2 MI S CO RD 22, Escambia, AL
Built 1925 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 1,482
I - 459 NORTH
FairOver: SCL RR * ACCESS RD
SOU RR * I459, Jefferson, AL
Built 1983 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 27,200
SR 255
FairOver: CREEK
2.9 MILES N JCT US 72, Madison, AL
Built 1992 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 30,649
CO RD 280
FairOver: TRIB. TO BIG WILLS CREEK
150 FT E OF I59, DeKalb, AL
Built 1962 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 98
ALLIANCE ROAD
FairOver: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER TRIB
0.75 SW AL 269, Jefferson, AL
Built 1989 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 855
INSBROOKE PARKWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY
1/4 MI E AL HWY 79, Jefferson, AL
Built 1980 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 430
US 31
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
1 MI N OF SO. BY PASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1969 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 12,380
EASTERN VALLEY RD.
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.8 MI SE OF JCT ALA 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1970 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 800
Lee Road 188
FairOver: LITTLE LOBLOCKEE
1 MI N OF JAMES, Lee, AL
Built 1951 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 428
COUNTY ROAD 7702
FairOver: CHINA GROVE CREEK
SEC 9 T12N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1966 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 225
COUNTY RT 1
FairOver: JAYE BRANCH
1 MI. N. ROCKY HILL, Monroe, AL
Built 1986 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 375
SR 51
FairOver: HURTSBORO CREEK
1.1 MI E BULLOCK CO LINE, Russell, AL
Built 1990 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 1,380
AL.14
FairOver: BRANCH
6.3 MI.E.OF 63, Elmore, AL
Built 1929 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 4,240
US 72 SR 2
FairOver: SHEEPNECK CREEK
1.5 MI E JCT JC ROUTE 63, Jackson, AL
Built 1974 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 14,489
US 331
FairOver: BRANCH
.2MI S. PLEASANT GROVE, Montgomery, AL
Built 2003 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 5,960
LOCKWOOD DRIVE
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.5 MI S OF CO ROAD 28, Mobile, AL
Built 1985 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 362
WASHINGTON ST NW
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
JCT WASHINGTON *DRYBRANCH, Morgan, AL
Built 1935 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 16,187
AL-18
FairOver: Little Piney Creek
1.5 MI W JCT AL-18, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 1,620
SR 5
FairOver: BRANCH
3.9 MI. N. OF THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1940 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 6,500
SR 21
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
6.6 MI.N.OF FURMAN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1939 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 900
CO. 32
FairOver: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
1.4 MI. N. KENDALL C.R., Chambers, AL
Built 1960 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 75
SR 67
FairOver: CLARK SPRING
1.5 MI N JCT SR 67 & SR 3, Morgan, AL
Built 1965 Load: 66.5 t ADT: 31,030
SERV RD UNIV SH VI
FairOver: TWELVE MILE CREEK
N E QUAD.UNIV.BLVD./OLD S, Mobile, AL
Built 1999 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 4,992
SR 21
FairOver: CAVE CREEK
4.4 MI N JCT US 431, Calhoun, AL
Built 1926 Load: 66.9 t ADT: 23,103
AL 223
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0MI N. OF PIKE COLINE, Bullock, AL
Built 1990 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 780
AL 9
FairOver: BAKER CREEK
2.5 MI N JCT US 280/AL9, Coosa, AL
Built 1986 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 3,559
CO. RT. 1564
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
CR 1564, Cullman, AL
Built 1952 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 250
SR 59
FairOver: FISH RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT 59 * 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 1999 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 17,647
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRAVIS CREEK
.2MI E. RIVERVIEW, Escambia, AL
Built 1948 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 310
Showing 7,451-7,500 of 13,471 bridges
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