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

Total Bridges

13,471

Public highway bridges in Alabama

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)

Alabama35.045653626308365%53.99005270581249%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

01

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

27

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

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

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK

0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL

Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: SOUWILPA CREEK

0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

WATERSHED RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Structurally Deficient

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60

CO 450

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Alabama

332

Good

Over: PERSIMMON CREEK

CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST, Covington, AL

Built 1976 ADT: 50

CO RD 11

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

.5 MI N CO 1 CO 11 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1990 ADT: 940

COUNTY ROUTE 63

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

S1/2 S36 T17 R24, Macon, AL

Built 1991 ADT: 115

FDR 601

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

NATIONAL FOREST, Talladega, AL

Built 2020 ADT: 20

CHEROKEE #763

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MI N INT US#278, Cherokee, AL

Built 1965 Load: 2.1 t ADT: 20

Wesson Gap Road

Good

Over: Big Wills Creek

1 mile N of Attalla, Etowah, AL

Built 2018 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 175

CO. 174

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

1 MI. S. TUCKERSBURG, Chambers, AL

Built 1949 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 50

BROOKWOOD LANE

Good

Over: TATER CREEK

0.3 MI.S OF INT.CHEAHA RD, Talladega, AL

Built 1970 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 32

WOOLEY SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: Gravel Branch

SEC31 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1941 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 235

_CO RD 1021

Good

Over: _NF SOUTHERN RAILROAD

_2 MI. E. WAVERLY, Chambers, AL

Built 2021 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 130

MCLUNNEY ST.

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

MCLUNNEY @ MIMOSA, Etowah, AL

Built 1965 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 450

FDR 716

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Hale, AL

Built 1980 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 50

HARRIS STATION RD

Good

Over: SWAN CR RELIEF

SEC19 T4S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 1955 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,689

CHEROKEE #33

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.8 MI N JCT CO RT 8, Cherokee, AL

Built 1957 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 134

COUNTY RT #246

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK BRANCH

0.4 MI N OF STATE RT 159, Pickens, AL

Built 1992 Load: 11.9 t ADT: 75

FDR 707

Good

Over: BISHOP BRANCH

OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Hale, AL

Built 1982 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 6643

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

SEC 28, T10N, R23E, Pike, AL

Built 1958 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 250

CO RD 25

Good

Over: STREAM INTO BEAR CREEK

0.8 MI S SR 24 CO 25 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1961 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 275

FDR 616

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

TALLADEGA DISTRICT, Clay, AL

Built 1987 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50

COOKIE MAN RD

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK

COOKIE MAN RD N AL14, Perry, AL

Built 1989 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 35

TEMPERANCE OAK RD

Good

Over: MAPLE SWAMP BRANCH

SEC29 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1971 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 370

DUCKNEST SPRING-Br

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

TALLADEGA DISTRICT, Cleburne, AL

Built 1988 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 50

CO RT 211

Good

Over: ELAM CREEK

0.6 MI W CO RT 213, Lawrence, AL

Built 1992 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 100

CO RD 53

Good

Over: BOXES CREEK

1.5 E OF HUBBERTVILLE, Fayette, AL

Built 1954 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 115

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

1.0 MILE NORTH OF U.S. RO, Colbert, AL

Built 1967 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 670

CR 422

Good

Over: South Fork

Between CR-72 & CR-76, DeKalb, AL

Built 2023 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 20

US 31

Good

Over: CSX RR/BAY MINETTE

1 MI N JCT SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2002 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 7,545

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

ST JOHN CHURCH RD, Conecuh, AL

Built 1992 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 1101

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

SEC 23,T10N,R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1959 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 350

7804 LASER RANGE

Good

Over: WETLANDS

BEHIND (W) BLDG 7804, Madison, AL

Built 2002 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 10

7804 LASER RANGE

Good

Over: WETLANDS

BEHIND (W) BLDG 7804, Madison, AL

Built 1995 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 10

7804 LASER ROAD

Good

Over: WETLAND

BEHIND W BLDG 7804, Madison, AL

Built 2002 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 10

RAINES RD.

Good

Over: TRIBUTORY MURDER CREEK

3 MI. STH FAIRNELSON, Conecuh, AL

Built 2007 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 75

CO. RD. 365

Good

Over: LITTLE SHOAL CREEK

1.0 MI W CO RT 23, DeKalb, AL

Built 1961 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 52

_CR 1

Good

Over: _Robinson Creek

_, Monroe, AL

Built 2020 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RT #249

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

0.7 MI E OF CO RT #106, Pickens, AL

Built 1994 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 75

CO RD 64

Good

Over: ST LO-SAN FR R

0.7 MI NW US HWY 11, Sumter, AL

Built 1952 Load: 17.4 t ADT: 195

CR # 421

Good

Over: TRIB TO SNAKE CREEK

0.3 MI S CR 422, Dallas, AL

Built 2003 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

WIGGINS RD., Conecuh, AL

Built 1994 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 90

ROAD

Good

Over: HICKS BRANCH

RC BR. CULVT. ON PA. 25, Henry, AL

Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 120

CO RD 60

Good

Over: CREEK

0.2 MI W SNODDY, Greene, AL

Built 1979 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 320

CO RD 207

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

1 MILE W CO RD 51, DeKalb, AL

Built 2003 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 30

CR #16

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

2.3 MI W SR 22 N, Dallas, AL

Built 1977 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 1,800

Claud Fleahop Road

Good

Over: TUMPKEHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 35 T19N R20E, Elmore, AL

Built 1966 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 300

BUNYAN MILL RD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

6.5 MI E LINEVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1979 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 45

CHEROKEE #95

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.7 MI W INT CHEROKEE #99, Cherokee, AL

Built 1960 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 260

CHEROKEE #28

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI NE CHEROKEE #29, Cherokee, AL

Built 1995 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 155

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: NORTH-SOUTH PARK ROAD

6.39 MILES NORTH OF U.S., Colbert, AL

Built 1966 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 670

THACH RD

Good

Over: LITTLE PINEY CR

SEC25 T1S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 1956 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,340

BIBB CO.80

Good

Over: BLUE GIRTH CREEK

2 MI E PERRY CO LI CO.80, Bibb, AL

Built 1963 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 263

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