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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 71

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI N JCT SR 35 * 71, Jackson, AL

Built 1927 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,591

6TH AVE NORTH

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

6 TH AVE N * 13 TH ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 590

22ND ST

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

22ND ST * 6TH AVE N, Jefferson, AL

Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,200

POLLY REED ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CRK TRIBUTARY

CENTER POINT, Jefferson, AL

Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,080

SR 157

Good

Over: MIDDLE CYPRESS CREEK

6.0 M S AL & TN ST LINE, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1993 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,720

Lee Road 146

Good

Over: 11NH CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT LEE RD 54, Lee, AL

Built 1946 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,655

UPPER SNAKE RD

Good

Over: MAPLE SWAMP BR

SEC17 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 800

ZEHNER RD

Good

Over: ROUND ISLAND CR

SEC16 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 450

SAM THOMAS RD

Good

Over: DAVIS BRANCH

0.2 MI S JCT FAS 03, Madison, AL

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 220

LILY FLAG RD

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK

720 LILY FLAG RD, Madison, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,400

GREEN COVE RD

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK

GRN COVE RD * ALDRIDGE CR, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,500

DRIVEWAY

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK

1115 DRAKE, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6

BROCKWAY RD

Good

Over: TARKLIN BRANCH

0.8MI S US HWY 431S, Madison, AL

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200

BROCKWAY RD

Good

Over: TARKLIN BRANCH

0.3MI S US HWY 431S, Madison, AL

Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200

AL-241

Good

Over: Wileys Branch

4 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL

Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 780

SR 193

Good

Over: AUSTIN BAYOU

3.9 MI N SR 188, Mobile, AL

Built 1997 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,420

COUNTY ROAD 2287

Good

Over: PARKS BRANCH

SEC 21, T8N, R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200

CO. HWY. 16

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.37 mi. east CR 23, Shelby, AL

Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 769

CR 334

Good

Over: PEAVINE CREEK

0.13 MI EAST CR 11, Shelby, AL

Built 2005 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 75

OLD CAHABA PARKWAY

Good

Over: LAKE SPILLWAY

OLD CAHABA SUBDIVISION, Shelby, AL

Built 2002 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 600

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1107 HALLS CREEK

9.8 MI E AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 290

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1186 FACTORY CREEK

3.5 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 504

NORTHSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

4.0 MI E OF JCT CO NO 35, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1958 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,000

HUNTER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

0.2 MI W US 82 BYPASS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,980

26TH ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

26TH ST * 3RD AVE, Walker, AL

Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,100

WRIGHT ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

WRIGHT ST * 3RD AVE, Walker, AL

Built 1956 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,860

COUNTY RT. 3

Good

Over: STREAM

2.73 MI.NW OF WINN, Clarke, AL

Built 1961 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 400

HICKORY GROVE RD

Good

Over: GUY BRANCH

AL 53 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL

Built 1966 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 320

SR 188

Good

Over: HERON BAYOU

1.7 MI W SR 193, Mobile, AL

Built 1986 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,916

COUNTY ROAD 1165

Good

Over: YOUNGBLOOD MILL BRANCH

SEC 17,T10N,R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1959 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 275

COUNTY ROAD 4404

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

SEC 6,T9N,R23E, Pike, AL

Built 1963 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 4430

Good

Over: BOWDEN MILL CREEK

SEC 32,T8N,R23E, Pike, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 300

ST CLAIR CO HWY11

Good

Over: MIDDLE BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI W ACMAR P O, St. Clair, AL

Built 1988 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 400

ALBRIGHT RD

Good

Over: CRIBBS MILL CREEK

.3 Mi. N. J. Harrison, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2020 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,100

Smitherman Lane

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

150 FT SOUTH OF US HWY 1, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2020 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 20

AL-195

Good

Over: Blackwater Creek

Blackwater Creek, Walker, AL

Built 1990 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 6,703

CO.RD.20

Good

Over: MORTAR CREEK

1/2 MI W OF I-65, Autauga, AL

Built 1984 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 338

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

3.2 MI E OF AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: PAULS CREEK

4.2 MI E OF AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 300

TEMPLE GATE CEM

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1990 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 45

AL-86

Good

Over: Tombigbee River Relief

0.8 MI E Miss State Line, Pickens, AL

Built 1983 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 2,207

W CANAL AVE

Good

Over: W 1ST ST DRAINAGE

0.3 MI W OF E 2ND ST, Baldwin, AL

Built 1990 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 515

SR 247

Good

Over: HENSON CREEK

5 M S JCT SR 247 & SR 2, Colbert, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,760

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: BRANCH

.5MI WEST OF I 65, Conecuh, AL

Built 1900 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 460

CALLOWAY ROAD

Good

Over: HART CREEK

3.1 MI E OF BROOKLYN, Conecuh, AL

Built 2014 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 60

SR 91

Good

Over: MARIOT CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT I65 * SR 91, Cullman, AL

Built 1988 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 2,803

COUNTY ROAD 1442

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

CR 1442, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 200

CR # 222

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

1.1 MI W SR 22 N, Dallas, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 125

CO RD 749

Good

Over: SMITH BRANCH

200FT N CO RT 85 T6SR9E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1960 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 124

EIGHT MILE RD.

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

10 MILES S.W. OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1997 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 48

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