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
I-10
FairOver: D'OLIVE STREAM
1.5 MI E JCT US 90 * I-10, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 64,365
I-10
FairOver: D'OLIVE CREEK
1.9 MI E JCT US 90 * I-10, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 64,365
I-10 EB * WB
FairOver: TURKEY BRANCH
4.2 MI E JCT US 90, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 55,926
I-10 EB * WB
FairOver: STREAM
4.6 MI E JCT US 90, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 55,926
I-10 EB * WB
FairOver: BAY BRANCH
5.8 MI E JCT US 90 * I-10, Baldwin, AL
Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 55,926
RIDGEWOOD DRIVE
FairOver: TIAWASEE CREEK
RIDGEWD DR @ GREENWOOD DR, Baldwin, AL
Built 1978 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 611
STYX RIVER RD
FairOver: JUNIPER CREEK
2.1 MI. E. OF U.S. 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 1981 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 46
SCENIC 98
FairOver: RED GULLEY CREEK
1.6 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 64, Baldwin, AL
Built 1990 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,516
TURNOUTS @ US 98
FairOver: US 98 * MORPHY AVE
0.5 MI W OF MORPHY AVE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 21,813
WHISPERING PINE
FairOver: SOUTH YANCEY'S BRANCH
0.2MI E US 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,133
CO. RD. 55
FairOver: BRANCH OFF PERONE BRANCH
3.1 MI.N. OF SR.104, Baldwin, AL
Built 1996 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,738
CAMELLIA ROAD
FairOver: DRAINAGE TO POLECAT CR.
100 FT.FROM CO.RD.55, Baldwin, AL
Built 2005 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 83
ROCKY MOUNT CH RD
FairOver: DILLARS CREEK
0.9 MI WEST OF 431JCT 165, Barbour, AL
Built 1997 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 210
LEE CLAYTON RD
FairOver: NO BRANCH NAME
0.2 MILES SOUTH US 82, Barbour, AL
Built 1998 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 20
DAVID JONES SPUR
FairOver: BRANCH NO NAME
1.6 MI N OF CO. RD. 89, Barbour, AL
Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 73
F.A.S.17
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
7.6MI N AL 15 MARVLRD, Bibb, AL
Built 1932 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 135
AL 5
FairOver: UT BLUE GIRTH CREEK
1.0 MI N OF PERRY CO LINE, Bibb, AL
Built 1942 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,201
AL 139
FairOver: UT ELAM CREEK
0.3 MI N CHILTON CO LINE, Bibb, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,356
US 82
FairOver: Mooney Creek
2.4 MI E TUSC CO LINE, Bibb, AL
Built 1929 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,350
AL - 53 (US 231)
FairOver: ROSWELL CREEK
2.1 MI.SO.CULLMAN CO LN, Blount, AL
Built 1939 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,880
US 31
FairOver: BRANCH
.6 MI.NO.CO RD 7, Blount, AL
Built 1942 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,925
AL - 74
FairOver: Mill Branch
0.8 MI W JCT CO RD 35, Blount, AL
Built 1953 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,590
AL - 67
FairOver: ROSWELL CREEK
1.5 MI. NO. US 231, Blount, AL
Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,970
AL - 67
FairOver: BRANCH
1 . 3 MI SO CULLMAN CO LN, Blount, AL
Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,960
BLOUNT CO NO 5
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1 MI SW OF BLOUNT SPRINGS, Blount, AL
Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 697
I65
FairOver: BRANCH
I65 AT US 31, Blount, AL
Built 1959 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 39,845
I65
FairOver: BRANCH
0.4 MI S CO RD 5, Blount, AL
Built 1959 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 44,547
BLOUNT NO 5
FairOver: PRICE CREEK
1 1/2 MI N OF SLOAN, Blount, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 646
AL - 75
FairOver: BLACKBURN FORK CK
.8 MI. SO. CO RD 15, Blount, AL
Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,210
AL - 53 (US 231)
FairOver: BRANCH
.2 MI SO ROOSA CITY LIMIT, Blount, AL
Built 1940 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,270
HUFFSTUTLER ROAD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
1 MI S OF HENDRIX, Blount, AL
Built 1984 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 128
RAMP TO I 65 N
FairOver: BRANCH
RAMP FROM U.S.31 TO I65, Blount, AL
Built 1992 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,985
I65
FairOver: STREAM
2.4 MI.N.OF CO 15, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 23,470
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.4 MI.N.OF CO.16, Butler, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 23,470
I65
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.6 MI N OF AL 185, Butler, AL
Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 29,840
I65
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
2.3 N OF CO 45, Butler, AL
Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 29,840
I65
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
0.2 MI N OF CO RD 75, Butler, AL
Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 29,840
I65
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.4 MI.N.OF CO.30, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25,990
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.9 MI.N.OF CO.30, Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25,990
AL 263
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.2 MI.N.OF AL 185 JCT., Butler, AL
Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 920
US 31
FairOver: STREAM
2.4MI N CONECUH CO LINE, Butler, AL
Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,752
SR21
FairOver: MILL CREEK
CITY OF PIEDMONT, Calhoun, AL
Built 1959 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,653
AL301
FairOver: JACKSON'S CREEK
.069 MI N JCT I-20, Calhoun, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,208
SR1/US431
FairOver: OHATCHEE CREEK
0.4 MI N JCT SR 204, Calhoun, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,897
SR 144
FairOver: COKER BRANCH
2.6 MI EAST JCT SR 77, Calhoun, AL
Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,071
SR 144
FairOver: BRANCH
0.7MI E ST CLAIR CO LINE, Calhoun, AL
Built 1973 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,746
BYNUM-LEATH RD.
FairOver: BRANCH
BYNUM-LEATH RD, Calhoun, AL
Built 1982 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 10,087
SR 202
FairOver: STREAM
8.47 MI E US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1984 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,698
ALEX-WELL RD.
FairOver: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK
ALEX-WELL RD, Calhoun, AL
Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,573
SR1 / US431
FairOver: CREEK
4.6 MI N I20, Calhoun, AL
Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 19,544
Showing 7,751-7,800 of 13,471 bridges
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