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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

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.7 MILES SOUTH OF AL ROU, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 670

SR 36

Good

Over: SHEATS CREEK

1 MI W JCT SR36 & SR157, Lawrence, AL

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,040

c.r. 149

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI E OF CR 148, Lawrence, AL

Built 2013 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

MOORESVILLE RD

Good

Over: PINEY CR

SEC5 T2SR3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 800

LAGOON PARK DR.

Good

Over: HOLY WATER CREEK

0.4 MI W OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,000

POOLE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CHAPEL CREEK

2.7 MI N SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1253 COTAHAGACREEK

1.8 MI E ALA HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 222

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1223 JONES CREEK

1.9 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 340

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1186 CREEK

3.4 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 340

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1186 TOMS CREEK

5.1 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 315

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1056 TOOMSUBACREEK

2.3 MI NW US HWY 11, Sumter, AL

Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1027 CREEK

3.0 MI E CO RT 1009, Sumter, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 295

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1027 LITTLE KIN CR

3.5 MI E CO RT 1009, Sumter, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 596

CO 034

Good

Over: BRANCH CULVERT

2.05 MI N W CO 002, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 565

CO 207

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK-COLBERT

0.5 MI S CO 191, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,080

SR21

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK RELIEF

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,548

CENTRAL AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SHIRTEE CK.

SYL. MILL VILLAGE, Talladega, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 310

W11TH*MCDANIEL

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

ANN W 11th & McDaniel, Calhoun, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,100

CO RD 6

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

2.9 MI E INT RT 231 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 425

SR 17

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI.N. OF SILAS, Choctaw, AL

Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,830

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

SEC-10 T-5-N R-26-E, Dale, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 256

CR 53

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.8 MI. SE OF HUBBERTVILL, Fayette, AL

Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 106

NIX MILL POND RD

Good

Over: EDGAR BRANCH MILL POND

0.7 MI W. CO.8 JCT., Franklin, AL

Built 2013 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 170

COUNTY RD 33

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PICKS CREEK

1.4 MI. E. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1966 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 100

I - 65 TO I - 22

Good

Over: I - 65

I - 22 WBR, Jefferson, AL

Built 2015 Load: 24.6 t

CAPSHAW RD

Good

Over: COPPERRUN BR

SEC13 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1952 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 5,500

OLD LOW.WETMPKA RD

Good

Over: GALBRAITH MILL CREEK

0.2 MI.E.LOW.WETMPKA.RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1995 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RT #75

Good

Over: RELIEF OF KINCAIDE CREEK

4.2 MI NO OF SR #14, Pickens, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 550

CO. RD. 133

Good

Over: BRANCH

WED.H.S.CULVERT), Randolph, AL

Built 1974 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 250

ST CLAIR CO HWY14

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI SW PELL CITY, St. Clair, AL

Built 1976 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 50 E.

Good

Over: CO. RD. 50 * LEAF CREEK

CR50 1.5 M E OF US HWY 31, Chilton, AL

Built 1967 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 750

CO. RT. 10

Good

Over: STREAM

2.66 MI.NE JCT.US43* CO10, Clarke, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 450

CO. RT. 03

Good

Over: STREAM

3.57 MI.NW OF WINN, Clarke, AL

Built 1961 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 400

SR 117

Good

Over: WILLS CREEK

2.5 MI SE JCT I 59, DeKalb, AL

Built 1927 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 3,503

CO RT 30

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

1.5 E OF BERRY, Fayette, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 120

MULGA LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: BAYVIEW LAKE

1/2 MI E MULGA, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 1,665

US231;US431;SR1

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

3 MI N JCT US231*US431, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 9,141

COUNTY ROUTE 35

Good

Over: BRANCH

.04 MI. S. EXCEL, Monroe, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 390

FAS 08 CR20

Good

Over: BOGUECHITTO CREEK

CR 20 LAKELAND FARM, Perry, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 325

AL-86

Good

Over: BNSF Railroad

0.3 MI W Pickensville, Pickens, AL

Built 1984 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 1,653

CO RD 88

Good

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER FAS 18

LEE BRIDGE, Randolph, AL

Built 1975 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 212

CLIO SHORT RD-CR 9

Good

Over: BIG SAND CREEK

1.9 MI S OF AL 130, Barbour, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 160

FAS 03

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI S JCT SR 25, Cherokee, AL

Built 1948 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 1,200

CO. RT. 27

Good

Over: POGUE CREEK

3.5 MI.N. GROVE HILL, Clarke, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 950

SR 133

Good

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

2.3 M N JCT SR133 & SR184, Colbert, AL

Built 2001 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 13,610

CR-107

Good

Over: Hatchet Creek

4 MI. N. W.ROCKFORD, Coosa, AL

Built 1980 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 176

SR 24

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK RELIEF 1

1.9 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 1978 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 2,335

CO RD 84

Good

Over: EAST FORK OF LOST CREEK

1.3 MI W CO 48 CO 49 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1990 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 135

AL - 25

Good

Over: BRANCH

AL 25 * US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1924 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 3,580

COUNTY ROUTE 29

Good

Over: STURDIVANT CREEK

2.0 MI. S.E. OLD TEXAS, Monroe, AL

Built 1952 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 340

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