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
CO RT 304
GoodOver: SWEETWATER CREEK
1.1 MI N OF BLUFF SPRINGS, Coffee, AL
Built 1969 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 195
HICKORY GROVE RD
GoodOver: GUM SLOUGH BRANCH
AL 53 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL
Built 1968 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 295
CO RT 28
GoodOver: STREAM
1.3 MI S JCT CR 460, Lawrence, AL
Built 1955 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 412
COUNTY ROAD 49
GoodOver: DOBBS CREEK
SEC 04 T14 R24, Bullock, AL
Built 1964 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 100
CO RT 364
GoodOver: COON CREEK
5.6 MILES NW OF ELBA, Coffee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 325
EAST BROAD ST
GoodOver: NOWLIN BRANCH
E BROAD ST * NOWLINBRANCH, Etowah, AL
Built 1991 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 12,222
BRUTON GAP RD.
GoodOver: BIG WILLS CREEK
0.4 MI S OF DUCK SPRINGS, Etowah, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 2,000
8TH AVENUE
GoodOver: HALLS CREEK
8TH Ave. NO. & 13th ST., Jefferson, AL
Built 2017 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 372
PEANUT HOUSE RD
GoodOver: JACKSON CREEK
1.8 MI E OF AL 51, Barbour, AL
Built 1972 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 125
CO. RT. 17
GoodOver: SATILPA CREEK
5.87 MI.NW JCT.US43* CO17, Clarke, AL
Built 1953 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 36
GoodOver: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-22 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,595
COUNTY ROAD 36
GoodOver: JUDY CREEK
SEC-30 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,790
COUNTY ROAD 36
GoodOver: JUDY CREEK
SEC-30 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,790
HWY 68
GoodOver: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-10 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 89
COUNTY ROAD 20
GoodOver: JUDY CREEK
SEC-32 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 465
CO RD 89
GoodOver: DAVIS CREEK
4 MILES NORTH OF CONCORD, Fayette, AL
Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100
CR 4 Goat Hill Rd
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
5 MI WEST OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROAD 68
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
6 MI. NE OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 282
CR-36
GoodOver: YELLOW CREEK TRIBUTARY
1.1 MI. E. ALA. #17, Lamar, AL
Built 1953 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 120
COUNTY RT 75
GoodOver: MAGBY CREEK
3.5 MI NORTH OF US HWY 82, Pickens, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 350
ROADWAY
GoodOver: CO RT 1088 ALAMUCHEE CR
4.6 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL
Built 1958 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROAD 79
GoodOver: LEAK CREEK
7.0 MI S OF US 82, Barbour, AL
Built 1963 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 312
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BAY BRANCH
0.5 MI W OF POLLARD, Escambia, AL
Built 1999 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 280
MATTSMITH RD.
GoodOver: GREENS CREEK
550' EAST OF GREEN VALLEY, Etowah, AL
Built 1956 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 476
CO RD 133
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK RELIEF
3.9 MI NW US HWY 11, Greene, AL
Built 1963 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 316
HSV-BRFERRY ROAD
GoodOver: MUD CREEK FORK
SEC36 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL
Built 1948 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,230
DUCK SPRINGS RD.
GoodOver: U.T. TO BIG WILLS CREEK
@ WALDEN HOLLOW RD, Etowah, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 980
ROCKY FORD RD.
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY TO DRY CREEK
0.1 MI E PIKE RD., Etowah, AL
Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 540
NEEL SCHOOL RD
GoodOver: CRAWFORD CREEK
20 MIN CO RD 1072, Morgan, AL
Built 2010 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 690
SIPSEY VALLEY ROA
GoodOver: HAMMER CREEK
4.4 MI N OF JCT CO NO 28, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 300
CO 49
GoodOver: TERRAPIN CREEK
CO 49 TERRAPIN CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 950
CO RT 346
GoodOver: REEDY CREEK
3.5 MILES SOUTH OF NEWBY, Coffee, AL
Built 1967 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 125
_CO RT 215
GoodOver: _shoal creek
_3 miles west of victoria, Coffee, AL
Built 2018 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 360
CO RD 115
GoodOver: CREEK
3.8 MI N NEW WEST GREENE, Greene, AL
Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 125
WOODLEY ROAD
GoodOver: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF
23.6 MI N PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 900
TROTMAN RD
GoodOver: CATOMA CRK RELIEF
1.9 MI E OF WOODLEYRD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,000
MACON COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: MATHEWS SLOUGH
1.3 MI E OF US 110, Montgomery, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 286
MACON COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: JOHNSONS CRK RELIEF
1.5 E OF 110, Montgomery, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 280
MACON CO. ROAD
GoodOver: JOHNSON'S CREEK
1.7 MI. E AL 110, Montgomery, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 280
MACON CO. RD.
GoodOver: LINE CREEK
3.1 MI E AL 110, Montgomery, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 280
WASDEN RD
GoodOver: PINTLALA CRK RELIEF
.6 MI N CO LINE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 460
AL 28
GoodOver: HOLETAH CREEK
2.5 W. OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL
Built 1993 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,144
CR. 7
GoodOver: BRANCH OF PERSIMMONCREEK
1.0 MI. NW GARLAND, Butler, AL
Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 337
Hickory Street
GoodOver: Black Creek
Hickory Street @ Black Ck, Etowah, AL
Built 2014 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500
BRADFORD RD
GoodOver: MARTIN BR
SEC28 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL
Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250
WOODLEY ROAD
GoodOver: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF
24.0 MI N PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 900
CO. HWY. 22
GoodOver: SHOAL CREEK
0.64 MI. E JCT. CO. 17, Shelby, AL
Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,228
ROADWAY
GoodOver: CO RT 1106 MILL CREEK
0.7 MI NE AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 35
CO 326
GoodOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
8.0 MI N TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL
Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 915
HUGHES RD.
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
0.1 MI SOUTH OF MILL RD, Madison, AL
Built 1993 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 5,500
Showing 8,401-8,450 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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