State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

GRELOT ROAD

Fair

Over: MILKHOUSE CREEK

1102 E CODY ROAD, Mobile, AL

Built 1975 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 25,670

FLAT TOP ROAD

Fair

Over: ALABAMA POWER RAIL LINE

.3 MI E SNOWVILLE-BRENT R, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 6,500

AL-118

Fair

Over: Watson Creek

Mississippi State Line, Lamar, AL

Built 1928 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 2,320

SR 56

Fair

Over: BRANCH

6.1 MI. E. OF CHATOM, Washington, AL

Built 1929 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,930

CR-5

Fair

Over: Peckerwood Creek

1.10 Mi S Tall Co Line, Coosa, AL

Built 1964 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 463

US 11

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

1.1 MI. S. OF EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,340

SARDIS RD

Fair

Over: CARR CREEK

1.2 MI SW GIBSONVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1962 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 204

US 90 EB

Fair

Over: TENSAW/SPANISH RIVER

MOBILE/BALDWIN CO LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 1998 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 13,355

LUCY GRADE RD

Fair

Over: COWARTS CREEK

WILSON MILL TO ST PARK, Houston, AL

Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 680

WILLOWBRIDGE DR.

Fair

Over: BR. OFF POINT CLEAR CR.

0.5 MI. W. OF CO. RD. 3, Baldwin, AL

Built 2000 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 21

Fair

Over: EVANS CREEK

2 MI W OF PIKEVILLE STORE, Jackson, AL

Built 2011 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 475

AL 97

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.7MI.NOF LETAHATCHEE, Lowndes, AL

Built 1940 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 960

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: CO RT 1103 PONKABIACREEK

0.8 MI E CO RT 1092, Sumter, AL

Built 1993 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 50

SR 162

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

8.2MI.E.OF KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL

Built 1935 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 270

3RD AVE SW

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

JCT 3RD AVE * DRY BRANCH, Morgan, AL

Built 1962 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,029

CO RT 620

Fair

Over: NEW HOME BRANCH

1 MI E OF NEW HOME CH, Coffee, AL

Built 1965 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 176

WILLIAMS MILL RD

Fair

Over: E.FORK CHOCTAWHATCHEE RV

2.3 MI WEST OF CO 79, Barbour, AL

Built 1989 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 150

CR-18

Fair

Over: Swamp Creek

2.84 MILES NW OF CR-14, Coosa, AL

Built 1991 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 159

EDGAR WOODS RD

Fair

Over: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEECREEK

1.4 MI SW OF CO 79, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 67

Fair

Over: HAMM CREEK

1.1 MI S OF AL 131, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 295

COUNTY ROAD 72

Fair

Over: LITTLE JUDY CREEK

1.9 MI E OF CO 15, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 125

PEA CREEK RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

2.5 MI E OF COUNTY 17, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 25

CR #77 -KINGS BEND

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.7 MI N OF CR 139, Dallas, AL

Built 1991 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 200

CANYON LAKE DRIVE

Fair

Over: BEE BRANCH

0.5 MI NE JCT U.S. #11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1993 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 125

CYPRESS CREEK AVE

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.5 MI S US 11 BYPASS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1994 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,261

AL-18

Fair

Over: Branch of Luxapillia

4.0 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1929 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,220

US 45

Fair

Over: PETERSON BRANCH

0.7 MI N I-65, Mobile, AL

Built 1931 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 27,294

AL 223

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.2MI. N. OF PIKE CO.LINE, Bullock, AL

Built 1993 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 780

MURRAY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.2 MI N US HWY 90, Mobile, AL

Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,182

SR 265

Fair

Over: TOWN BRANCH

CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1952 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 500

FAS 27 CO RD 137

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ALLEN BRANCH

5.0 MI N JCT US 11, DeKalb, AL

Built 1954 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 4,689

SR 13

Fair

Over: SMALL CREEK

0.2 M S JCT SR 13 & SR 24, Franklin, AL

Built 1956 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 17,730

I - 20/59 W RAMP

Fair

Over: 50TH ST NORTH

I 59 * 50 TH ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 1974 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 14,040

BURMA ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

BURMA RD. @ BARCELONA DR., Mobile, AL

Built 1983 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 8,117

US 31

Fair

Over: AUTREY CREEK RELIEF

2.3 MI S SR 84, Conecuh, AL

Built 1984 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 4,024

I-22

Fair

Over: Hurricane Creek

4 MI W JCT AL 19, Marion, AL

Built 1958 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 13,191

SR 22

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MI E SWAMP CREEK, Coosa, AL

Built 1930 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 1,175

CR-34

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK BUTT RIVER

3 MILES WEST WINSTON CO L, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 260

CR. 51

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3 MI. SE OF KIRKLAND, Fayette, AL

Built 1957 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 151

SR 77

Fair

Over: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

1.4 MI W JCT US 431, Chambers, AL

Built 1940 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 2,588

AL 145

Fair

Over: BLUE GUT CREEK

1.8 MI S JCT CO RD 42, Chilton, AL

Built 1964 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 2,600

I - 59 SOUTH

Fair

Over: VALLEY DR

I 59 * VALLEY DR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1976 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 20,545

I - 59 NORTH

Fair

Over: VALLEY DR

I59 * VALLEY DR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1976 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 20,545

CANAAN ROAD

Fair

Over: WATSON CREEK

2.1 MI. NW. OF AL.HWY.59, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 300

CO. RD. 460

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

1.5 E JCT AL HWY 24, Lawrence, AL

Built 1928 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 2,438

BLUFF RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

5 MILE SW OF LOVELACE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1993 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,560

SARDIS RD

Fair

Over: TANYARD CREEK

0.5 M NE GIBSONVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1962 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 204

PLANT ST.

Fair

Over: STREAM

DOTHAN, Houston, AL

Built 1976 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,890

AL-96

Fair

Over: Branch

1.8 MI E Lamar Co Line, Fayette, AL

Built 1930 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,693

VICKSBURG STREET

Fair

Over: CAMP BRANCH

MCDONALD CHAPEL, Jefferson, AL

Built 1987 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 448

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