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

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 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

Alabama37.9%58.4%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

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

AL

Alabama

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

MN

Minnesota

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

CT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Poor

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

CO RT 304

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

1.1 MI N OF BLUFF SPRINGS, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 195

HICKORY GROVE RD

Good

Over: GUM SLOUGH BRANCH

AL 53 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL

Built 1968 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 295

CO RT 28

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI S JCT CR 460, Lawrence, AL

Built 1955 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 412

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: DOBBS CREEK

SEC 04 T14 R24, Bullock, AL

Built 1964 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 100

CO RT 364

Good

Over: COON CREEK

5.6 MILES NW OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 325

EAST BROAD ST

Good

Over: NOWLIN BRANCH

E BROAD ST * NOWLINBRANCH, Etowah, AL

Built 1991 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 12,222

BRUTON GAP RD.

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

0.4 MI S OF DUCK SPRINGS, Etowah, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 2,000

8TH AVENUE

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

8TH Ave. NO. & 13th ST., Jefferson, AL

Built 2017 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 372

PEANUT HOUSE RD

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.8 MI E OF AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 1972 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 125

CO. RT. 17

Good

Over: SATILPA CREEK

5.87 MI.NW JCT.US43* CO17, Clarke, AL

Built 1953 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 36

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: JUDY CREEK

SEC-30 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,790

COUNTY ROAD 36

Good

Over: JUDY CREEK

SEC-30 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,790

HWY 68

Good

Over: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R

SEC-10 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 89

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: JUDY CREEK

SEC-32 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 465

CO RD 89

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

4 MILES NORTH OF CONCORD, Fayette, AL

Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100

CR 4 Goat Hill Rd

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

5 MI WEST OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROAD 68

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

6 MI. NE OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 1961 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 282

CR-36

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.1 MI. E. ALA. #17, Lamar, AL

Built 1953 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 120

COUNTY RT 75

Good

Over: MAGBY CREEK

3.5 MI NORTH OF US HWY 82, Pickens, AL

Built 1959 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: LEAK CREEK

7.0 MI S OF US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1963 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 312

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BAY BRANCH

0.5 MI W OF POLLARD, Escambia, AL

Built 1999 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 280

MATTSMITH RD.

Good

Over: GREENS CREEK

550' EAST OF GREEN VALLEY, Etowah, AL

Built 1956 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 476

CO RD 133

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK RELIEF

3.9 MI NW US HWY 11, Greene, AL

Built 1963 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 316

HSV-BRFERRY ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK FORK

SEC36 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1948 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,230

DUCK SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: U.T. TO BIG WILLS CREEK

@ WALDEN HOLLOW RD, Etowah, AL

Built 1952 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 980

ROCKY FORD RD.

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO DRY CREEK

0.1 MI E PIKE RD., Etowah, AL

Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 540

NEEL SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

20 MIN CO RD 1072, Morgan, AL

Built 2010 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 690

SIPSEY VALLEY ROA

Good

Over: HAMMER CREEK

4.4 MI N OF JCT CO NO 28, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 300

CO 49

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

CO 49 TERRAPIN CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 950

CO RT 346

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

3.5 MILES SOUTH OF NEWBY, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 125

_CO RT 215

Good

Over: _shoal creek

_3 miles west of victoria, Coffee, AL

Built 2018 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 360

CO RD 115

Good

Over: CREEK

3.8 MI N NEW WEST GREENE, Greene, AL

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 125

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF

23.6 MI N PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 900

TROTMAN RD

Good

Over: CATOMA CRK RELIEF

1.9 MI E OF WOODLEYRD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,000

MACON COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: MATHEWS SLOUGH

1.3 MI E OF US 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 286

MACON COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSONS CRK RELIEF

1.5 E OF 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 280

MACON CO. ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON'S CREEK

1.7 MI. E AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 280

MACON CO. RD.

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

3.1 MI E AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 280

WASDEN RD

Good

Over: PINTLALA CRK RELIEF

.6 MI N CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 460

AL 28

Good

Over: HOLETAH CREEK

2.5 W. OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL

Built 1993 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,144

CR. 7

Good

Over: BRANCH OF PERSIMMONCREEK

1.0 MI. NW GARLAND, Butler, AL

Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 337

Hickory Street

Good

Over: Black Creek

Hickory Street @ Black Ck, Etowah, AL

Built 2014 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500

BRADFORD RD

Good

Over: MARTIN BR

SEC28 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF

24.0 MI N PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 900

CO. HWY. 22

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

0.64 MI. E JCT. CO. 17, Shelby, AL

Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,228

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1106 MILL CREEK

0.7 MI NE AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 35

CO 326

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

8.0 MI N TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 915

HUGHES RD.

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.1 MI SOUTH OF MILL RD, Madison, AL

Built 1993 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 5,500

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