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 45
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.9 MI N CO RD 55, Mobile, AL
Built 1992 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 8,598
HORN'S LAKE RD
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
0.1 MI N CO 009 INTERSECT, Talladega, AL
Built 1965 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 590
SR 77
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
1.3 MI. N CLAY CO. LINE, Talladega, AL
Built 1974 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 2,895
CO RD 59
FairOver: GUNTER MILL CREEK
Huggins Road, Covington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 150
TRICO.BLVD.
FairOver: TRICO.BLVD./CREEK
1.2 KM.OF HWY.72 WEST, Morgan, AL
Built 1996 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 741
AL-102
FairOver: North River
3.5 MI W Walker Co Line, Fayette, AL
Built 1956 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 839
US 43
FairOver: Taylor Branch
FORKLAND, Greene, AL
Built 1948 Load: 67.5 t ADT: 3,740
AL - 3 (US 31)
FairOver: PATTON CREEK
.9 MI. NO. I-65, Jefferson, AL
Built 1926 Load: 67.5 t ADT: 32,920
US 11
FairOver: UT ALAMUCHEE CREEK
1.5 MI. N. OF CUBA, Sumter, AL
Built 1946 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 2,710
US 231 SBL
FairOver: OLUSTEE CREEK
2.3 MI.N.AL 94, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 67.8 t ADT: 7,370
SR 2
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.7 MI W JCT SR 2 & SR 3, Limestone, AL
Built 1956 Load: 67.9 t ADT: 31,750
COLEMAN DAIRY RD E
FairOver: JUNIPER CREEK
2.5MI N OF LOTT RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1996 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 615
SR 146
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.7 MI W JCT SR79 * SR146, Jackson, AL
Built 1958 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 585
US 431
FairOver: BRANCH
4.2 MI N FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL
Built 1961 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 28,833
AL-195
FairOver: Charlies Crk Branch
1.5 MI S THACH, Walker, AL
Built 1929 Load: 68.1 t ADT: 4,130
AL 170
FairOver: CORN CREEK
0.6MI.EAST JCT.ALA.14, Elmore, AL
Built 1968 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 4,820
US 80
FairOver: UT Third Creek
.2 MI E BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 1954 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 5,100
COUNTY RD 31
FairOver: NO NAME CREEK
Rock Hole Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1956 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 280
AL-18
FairOver: Branch
0.8 MI W Stough, Fayette, AL
Built 1926 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 2,217
COUNTY ROAD 24
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CREEK TRIB.
4.6 MI. E. OF MILLWOOD, Hale, AL
Built 1978 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 200
CO 19
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
CO 19 SNAKE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1974 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 971
CO RT 176
FairOver: ALMON BRANCH
0.6 MI W JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL
Built 1969 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 197
US 43
FairOver: TWO MILE BRANCH
1 MI. S. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL
Built 1942 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 3,600
US 231
FairOver: STREAM
0.5 MI.N. BYPASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1955 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 32,030
1.5 MI W US 431
FairOver: ALEXANDRIA CREEK
JONES RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1958 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 873
CR-74
FairOver: Weogufka Creek
0.22 Mi S of CR-150, Coosa, AL
Built 1989 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 245
US 29
FairOver: ANGELICO BRANCH
3 MI S CO RD 22, Escambia, AL
Built 1925 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 1,482
CO RT 87
FairOver: ROCKY BRANCH
1.2 MI E JCT SR 157, Lawrence, AL
Built 1928 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 1,129
SR 157
FairOver: BRANCH
10.7M S JCT SR157 & SR36, Morgan, AL
Built 1958 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 5,160
CO. RT. 26
FairOver: STREAM
0.11 MI. E JCT. U.S. 31, Cullman, AL
Built 1977 Load: 68.8 t ADT: 3,000
RIVERTON ROSE TR
FairOver: HAPPY HOLLOW
RRT S OF ROSE TRAIL PARK, Colbert, AL
Built 1988 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 302
SR21 / US231
FairOver: HAMILTON BRANCH
1.1 MI N ELMORE CO LINE, Coosa, AL
Built 1995 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 2,631
VESTRIDGE DR
FairOver: BRANCH
VESTRIDGE DR * US 31, Jefferson, AL
Built 1965 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,100
CO RT 217
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
1.6 MI S JCT SR 24, Lawrence, AL
Built 1938 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 380
COUNTY ROAD 5509
FairOver: RYALS BRANCH
SEC30,T10N,R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1961 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 150
CO RD 73
FairOver: LOOKSOOKOLO CR
1.0 MI E AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL
Built 1986 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 50
UNIVERSITY BLVD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.20 MI. N. OLD SHELL RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1991 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 19,015
SR 5
FairOver: BRANCH
2.8 MI.N.OF KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL
Built 1940 Load: 69.1 t ADT: 1,840
US 84
FairOver: PUSS CUSS CREEK
1.6 MI. E. OF MISS.ST.LM., Choctaw, AL
Built 1954 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 1,890
AL-17
FairOver: Branch
0.5 MI S MARION CO LINE, Lamar, AL
Built 1948 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 1,542
MASTIN LAKE RD
FairOver: PINHOOK CREEK
1005 MASTIN LAKE RD, Madison, AL
Built 1935 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 6,700
BLUE SPRING RD
FairOver: PINHOOK CREEK
BLUE SPRING ROAD, Madison, AL
Built 1956 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 12,300
US 80
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
6.60 MI E OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 1978 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5,510
SR 9
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
JCT SR 9 * US 78, Cleburne, AL
Built 1942 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 8,090
SR 24
FairOver: BRANCH
3.1 M E JCT SR24 & SR243, Franklin, AL
Built 1998 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 4,380
AL-14
FairOver: Stream
Aliceville City Limits, Pickens, AL
Built 1950 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 2,377
CR. 59
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
NEAR PRYORS POND, Butler, AL
Built 1979 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 1,162
US 231
FairOver: BRANCH
JCT OF AL 14 * US 231, Elmore, AL
Built 1955 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 20,910
CO RD 29
FairOver: WHITE CREEK
0.4 MI N US HWY 43, Greene, AL
Built 1979 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 2,040
NICHOLS ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1/4 MILE W HWY 5, Walker, AL
Built 1974 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 145
Showing 7,501-7,550 of 13,471 bridges
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