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
PATRIOT ROAD
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO CANE CREEK
FORT MCCLELLAN, Calhoun, AL
Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 150
OLD US431
FairOver: SNOW CREEK
.05 MI. W JCT SR21, Calhoun, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 17,109
FEDERAL WAY
FairOver: CANE CREEK
FEDERAL WAY, Calhoun, AL
Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,800
FEDERAL WAY
FairOver: CANE CREEK
242'W BALTZELL GATE RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,000
BERMAN ROAD
FairOver: CANE CREEK
2.4 MI NE AL HWY 21, Calhoun, AL
Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,000
OLD SAND VALLEY RD
FairOver: BIG NOSE CREEK
0.2 MI N INT AL68 BYPAS, Cherokee, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 395
US 411
FairOver: BRANCH
2.1 MI W JCT SR 25 * 68, Cherokee, AL
Built 1961 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,626
US 411
FairOver: BRANCH
1.6 MI W JCT SR 25 * 68, Cherokee, AL
Built 1961 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,626
I-65
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1.4 MI N AUTAUGA CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1959 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 37,395
I-65
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.2 MI S JCT CO RD 51, Chilton, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 43,848
I-65
FairOver: COBB CREEK
4.3 MI S SHELBY CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 48,128
I-65
FairOver: THIRD CREEK
3.2 MI S SHELBY CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 48,128
US 31
FairOver: UT CHESTNUT CREEK
0.1 MI S JCT I-65, Chilton, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 9,700
CR16CHARLIEMITCHEL
FairOver: CR16 GANDY CREEK
CR16 2MI NE RIDERVILLE, Chilton, AL
Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 275
AL145
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
2.5 MI S JCT CO RD 42, Chilton, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,600
AL 22
FairOver: HARRIS CREEK
0.2 MI E DALLAS CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,630
AL 22
FairOver: WADSWORTH BRANCH
0.9 MI W JCT SR 191, Chilton, AL
Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,960
SR 10
FairOver: BRANCH
2.5 MI. W. OF BUTLER, Choctaw, AL
Built 1947 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,300
US 84
FairOver: LITTLE SOUWILPA CREEK
SILAS, Choctaw, AL
Built 1958 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,950
CO. RD. 42-EDNA R
FairOver: BRANCH
0.4 MI. E INT RT 251*249, Choctaw, AL
Built 1993 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 700
RUDDER HILL RD
FairOver: VAUGHN CREEK
0.1 MI. W. INT RT 178*170, Choctaw, AL
Built 1994 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 110
CO. RT. 15
FairOver: BRANCH OF SALT CREEK
2.25 MI NW ROCKVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1954 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 400
SR 69
FairOver: ULCANUSH CREEK
2.8 MI. N. OF COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1954 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 470
DRIVE-IN THEATERR
FairOver: RABBIT CREEK
0.7 MI EAST US 43, Clarke, AL
Built 1970 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 125
US 43
FairOver: BRANCH
.3 MI. S. OF GREENWOOD, Clarke, AL
Built 1975 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,710
US 84
FairOver: TATTILABA CREEK
1 MI. W. OF ZIMCO, Clarke, AL
Built 1988 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,500
US 84
FairOver: CREEK
1.85MI E OF US 43, Clarke, AL
Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,040
SR 177
FairOver: BRANCH
1.9 MI. N INT HWY 43, Clarke, AL
Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,220
CO 05
FairOver: LYNCH CREEK
0.5 MI N. INTERSECT. 22, Clay, AL
Built 1962 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 879
SR 148
FairOver: WILLS CREEK
0.6 MI E TALLADEGA CO LIN, Clay, AL
Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 996
SR 148
FairOver: BRANCH
3.9 MI E TALLADEGA CO LIN, Clay, AL
Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 996
SR 148
FairOver: BRANCH
4.3 MI E TALLADEGA CO LIN, Clay, AL
Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 996
SR 77
FairOver: BRANCH
3 MI W ASHLAND, Clay, AL
Built 1973 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,884
ALA 281
FairOver: HUBBARD CREEK
5.0 MI S CLEBURNE CO.LINE, Clay, AL
Built 1993 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 113
COUNTY ROUTE 31
FairOver: MILL SHOAL CREEK
2.5 MILES N OF WATTS XRDS, Clay, AL
Built 1976 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 371
SR4/US78
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI W AL/GA LINE, Cleburne, AL
Built 1929 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,857
SR 46
FairOver: MCDANIEL CREEK
1.2 MI E JCT US 78, Cleburne, AL
Built 1927 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,653
SR1 / US 431
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
8 MI W JCT SR 9, Cleburne, AL
Built 1947 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 7,383
I-20
FairOver: SMALL BRANCH
3.4 MI E JCT AL 46, Cleburne, AL
Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 40,248
I-20
FairOver: OWEN CREEK
6.4 MI E JCT AL 46, Cleburne, AL
Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 39,077
I-20
FairOver: KEMP CREEK
7.7 MI E JCT AL 46, Cleburne, AL
Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 39,077
I-20
FairOver: NORMAN CREEK
9.3 MI E JCT AL 46, Cleburne, AL
Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 39,077
SR1/US431
FairOver: LOCKCHELOOGE CREEK
.5 MI S TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,434
SR 167 MP 36.943
FairOver: STREAM
2.5 MI.N.SR.51, Coffee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,220
CO RT 474
FairOver: CANEY BRANCH
1.8 MILE NE OF KINSTON, Coffee, AL
Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 425
US 84 MP 180.508
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI.E. SR 27, Coffee, AL
Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 27,350
US 84 MP 183.610
FairOver: COWPEN CREEK
1.5 MI.E.SR 167, Coffee, AL
Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 17,100
SR 247
FairOver: BRANCH OF ROCK CREEK
13 M S JCT SR 247 & SR 2, Colbert, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,390
SR 247
FairOver: BRANCH OF ROCK CREEK
12 M S JCT SR 247 & SR 2, Colbert, AL
Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,390
SR 2
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
6 M W JCT SR 2 & SR247, Colbert, AL
Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 10,130
Showing 7,801-7,850 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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