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

COUNTY ROUTE 56

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.0 MI.S.E. VREDENBURGH, Monroe, AL

Built 1953 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 650

COUNTY RT 63

Good

Over: KIRK BRANCH

22.5MI E OF SR14, Pickens, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 600

CO 008

Good

Over: KAHATCHEE CREEK

3.5 MI N CO 26, Talladega, AL

Built 1954 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 825

F.A.S.05

Good

Over: AFONEE CREEK RELIEF BR

1.3MI SW CO.1 F.A.S05, Bibb, AL

Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 120

F.A.S.05

Good

Over: AFONEE CREEK

1.3MI SW BIBB CO.1 FAS.05, Bibb, AL

Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

SEC 27 T13 R23, Bullock, AL

Built 1981 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 300

CR. 59

Good

Over: HARD LABOR CREEK

1.0 MI. N. SARDIS CHURCH, Butler, AL

Built 1991 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 322

CO RD 91

Good

Over: WALLACE CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF CR 65, Cleburne, AL

Built 2012 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50

CO RT 474

Good

Over: HOLLEY MILL CREEK

5.8 MI E OF KINSTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 329

SR 36

Good

Over: ELAM CREEK

1 MI E JCT SR 36 & SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1950 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 770

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLY MILL CREEK

1 MI. W. CAMP WATT AL 41, Monroe, AL

Built 2009 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20

CO 178

Good

Over: BRANCH - COLBERT

1.5 MI W AL 21, Talladega, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,375

CARDIFF STREET

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

WEST BROOKSIDE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 405

FLETCHER ROAD

Good

Over: SHADES CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.0 MI SW LOU GEORGE LOOP, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 528

F.A.S.16

Good

Over: HILL CREEK

2 MI SW HOPEWELL CHFAS.16, Bibb, AL

Built 1975 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 120

CHEROKEE #41

Good

Over: MILLS CREEK

6 MI NE JCT SR 35, Cherokee, AL

Built 1952 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 505

CHEROKEE #41

Good

Over: NORTH SPRING CREEK

1.1 MI NE CHEROKEE #75, Cherokee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 500

PARKER CREEK RD.

Good

Over: PARKER CREEK

PARKER CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1997 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 1635

Good

Over: BRINDLEY CREEK

CR 1635, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 200

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: U T TO BIG WILLS CREEK

AIRPORT ROAD, Etowah, AL

Built 2011 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 500

SR 53 MP 1.627

Good

Over: COWARTS CREEK

1.6 MI. N. FLA. LINE, Houston, AL

Built 1985 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,980

MCASHAN ROAD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.6 MI SE OLD TUSC HW, Jefferson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,500

CO RT 121

Good

Over: BITTER BRANCH

1 MI N OF INT CO 14, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2005 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 95

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 480

OLD HWY 24

Good

Over: BAKERS CREEK

1 MI WEST SR24, Morgan, AL

Built 1952 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,500

COUNTY RD 35

Good

Over: ROBINSON BRANCH

7.6 MI N OF CARROLLTON, Pickens, AL

Built 1954 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 315

COUNTY RT 35

Good

Over: LITTLE COALFIRE CREEK

7.6 MI N OF CARROLLTON, Pickens, AL

Built 1954 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 300

CO. RT. 30

Good

Over: LITTLE BASSETT CREEK

1.21 MI.E DICKINSON, Clarke, AL

Built 1991 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 450

CO RT 148

Good

Over: KISER MILL CREEK

2.0 MILES N OF TABERNACLE, Coffee, AL

Built 1987 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 200

SR 27 MP 54.059

Good

Over: W. CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

JCT. DALE COUNTY # 18, Dale, AL

Built 1985 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,280

CO RD 505

Good

Over: MORGAN CREEK

.25 MI E CO RT 90 T6SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1968 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 392

US 72; SR 2

Good

Over: YELLOW BRANCH

0.1 MI E JCT JC ROUTE 63, Jackson, AL

Built 1975 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 7,678

US 72; SR 2

Good

Over: YELLOW BRANCH

0.1 MI E JCT JC ROUTE 63, Jackson, AL

Built 1975 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 7,678

CO RD 874

Good

Over: CORNHOUSE CREEK

SADDERS BR NW OF BROUGHTO, Randolph, AL

Built 1990 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 30

ROCKY FORD RD.

Good

Over: TRIB.TO BALL PLAY CREEK

0.1 MILE E OF ESTES RD, Etowah, AL

Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 510

SINGLETON RD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

AT JCT CO23 SINGLETON RD, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 35

ROAD

Good

Over: MATHIS MILL CREEK

BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD.122, Henry, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 80

Lee Road 393

Good

Over: HODNETT CREEK

0.8MI E JCT Lee Road 188, Lee, AL

Built 2018 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 109

CO. RD. 626

Good

Over: STREAM

5.3 MI.E.OF EASTERNBYPASS, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 12,300

CO RD 5

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TAYLOR CREEK

1/2 MI W H17 BARLOW RD, Washington, AL

Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 350

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COLBERT COUNTY ROAD 1

2.4 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Colbert, AL

Built 1981 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 720

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: WILLIS CREEK

5.81 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Colbert, AL

Built 1981 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 720

FERRENE RD.

Good

Over: SIKES MILL CREEK

FERRENE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 80

ANDREW LEE DR

Good

Over: KEITH CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF SR 40, DeKalb, AL

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 630

NICK DAVIS RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CR

SEC2 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1948 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,549

BETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE LIMESTONE CR

SEC23 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 600

CR5 DILLBURG RD

Good

Over: LITTLE LUBBUB CREEK

0.8 MI EAST OF JCT SR #17, Pickens, AL

Built 1966 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 300

JOHNSEY BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

2 MILES NORTH OF HWY 5, Walker, AL

Built 2009 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 350

CO RT 105

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.1 MILES WEST NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1951 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 272

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI SO CASTLEBERRY, Conecuh, AL

Built 2011 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 80

Showing 8,701-8,750 of 13,471 bridges

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