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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

SR 25

Good

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK REL.

1.7 MI. S. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,190

AL-17

Good

Over: North Fork Creek

4 MI N JCT AL-187, Marion, AL

Built 2019 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 3,350

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: COHOBIE CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH FAYETTEVILLE, Talladega, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 825

I-59

Good

Over: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER(+)

9.5 MI S TUSCALOOSA, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1971 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 30,000

CO. 187

Good

Over: OSANIPPA CREEK

2 MI. N. CUSSETA, Chambers, AL

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 162

B. BROOKS RD.

Good

Over: UT DOUBLE BRIDGES CK.

3mi NW GCLake off McCoull, Geneva, AL

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 22

MOORESVILLE RD

Good

Over: JOHNSON BR

SEC8 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,600

_Eastern Bypass

Good

Over: _Unnamed Creek

2.5 MI South of HWY 72, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8,000

CO. RD. 82

Good

Over: COHOBADIAH CREEK

4 M E MORRISON X ROADS, Randolph, AL

Built 1953 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 300

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

ASHFORD TO COUNTY ROAD 75, Houston, AL

Built 1950 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 1,675

PREVATT RD

Good

Over: GOLF CREEK

CIRCLE TO CO RD 19, Houston, AL

Built 1967 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 810

SR 35

Good

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

0.5 MI N JCT SR 40/35, Jackson, AL

Built 2016 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 8,167

WASDEN RD

Good

Over: PINTLALA CRK RELIEF

.4 MI N OF CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1961 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 650

CO RD 13

Good

Over: YELLOWLEAF CREEK

CR13 1MI NW NEWHARMONYCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1964 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 250

CR-36

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

9.9 MI. N.E. VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1953 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 650

SWEET SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: PINEY CR

SEC9 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1960 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 740

E.OLDHAYNEVILLE RD

Good

Over: RAMER CREEK

.9 MI EAST OF U.S. 331, Montgomery, AL

Built 1969 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 350

E.OLDHAYNEVILLE RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

.5 MI E OF U.S. 331, Montgomery, AL

Built 1969 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROAD 4409

Good

Over: SANDY RUN CREEK

SEC 30,T9N,R23E, Pike, AL

Built 1955 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 3316

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

SEC 13, T8N, R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1956 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 450

CR 404

Good

Over: UT TO LAY LAKE

INT OF CR 404 * 71, Shelby, AL

Built 2011 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 100

CO 4

Good

Over: HATCHET CREEK

1.3 M NW BROWNVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1961 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 236

CO RT 437

Good

Over: STANLEY MILL CREEK

1.2 MILES SW OF BROOKLYN, Coffee, AL

Built 1949 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 200

AL-14

Good

Over: Brushy Creek

1.5 MI W JCT I-59, Greene, AL

Built 1984 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 2,207

US 84 MP 227.476

Good

Over: DRAINAGE AREA

0.21KM E.OF CO.RD.81, Houston, AL

Built 1998 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 6,920

SR 2

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.1 MI W JCT SR 2 & SR 3, Limestone, AL

Built 1934 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 11,200

SR 227

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK

2 MI S JCT US431 * SR227, Marshall, AL

Built 1938 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 6,659

CO. ROAD 135

Good

Over: DRY BRCH TO CHOCCOLOCCO

1 MI S STATE 21 AT ANTIOC, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,475

HSV-BRFERRY RD

Good

Over: BRILEY CR

SEC35 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1957 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,540

BLUFF VALLEY RD

Good

Over: SHOOL CREEK

0.7 MI E BLUFF SPRING, Clay, AL

Built 1962 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 233

CR-36

Good

Over: SHILOH BRANCH

6 MI. N.E. VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1953 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 480

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

2.6 MI NE OF US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1953 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 265

OLD DOWNING MILL R

Good

Over: CHOCCOLACCO CREEK

OLD DOWNING MILL RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 2005 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 241

Old Salem Road

Good

Over: CHUBBEHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 30 T19N R20E, Elmore, AL

Built 1984 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 478

1ST AVE SO

Good

Over: BRANCH

1ST AVE S * 37TH ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,000

US 43

Good

Over: WARRIOR RIVER

1.5MI. N. OF DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 4,640

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1088 YELLOW CREEK

7.1 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1964 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 433

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1088 SOUTHERN RR

7.8 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1964 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,720

SR 225

Good

Over: AIKIN CREEK

2 MI N I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,802

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COLBERT CREEK

5.99 MILES SOUTH OF AL RO, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 670

COUNTY HWY 1127

Good

Over: LITTLE SLAB CREEK

716 FT S JCT 1325, Marshall, AL

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1009 STREAM

0.7 MI S US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,024

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1078 POTTS CREEK

1.2 MI NW US HWY 11, Sumter, AL

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 623

COUNTY ROAD 12

Good

Over: CO RT 1095 SUCARNOCHEE R

6.4 MI NW US HWY 11, Sumter, AL

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 180

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1078 STREAM

7.6 MI NW US HWY 11, Sumter, AL

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 175

CO 207

Good

Over: DRAIN - COLBERT

1.5 MI S CO 191, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 962

CO.RD.19

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1MI.SO.CHILTON CO. LINE, Autauga, AL

Built 1960 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 500

CYPRESS LANE

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

50' N SPRING LAKE DRIVE, Baldwin, AL

Built 2002 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 112

EGYPT RD.

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

0.5 MI W OF ROCKLEDGE, Etowah, AL

Built 1957 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 730

CO RD 30

Good

Over: Branch of Kincaid Ck.

1.0 MI W OF MCSHAN, Pickens, AL

Built 1930 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 4,270

Showing 8,451-8,500 of 13,471 bridges

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