Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
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
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
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
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
COUNTY ROAD 33
GoodOver: COTTON CREEK
SEC-33 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1959 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 898
US 72; SR 2
GoodOver: FLINT RIVER RELIEF
0.2 MI W FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL
Built 1973 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 10,490
COUNTY ROAD 55
GoodOver: BAPTIZING CREEK
2 MI. EAST OF AL 25, Marengo, AL
Built 2006 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 256
1ST AVE. SE
GoodOver: FR0G LEVEL BRANCH
WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL
Built 2008 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 400
US 11
GoodOver: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER
8.7 MI S TUSCALOOSA, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 4,281
_S. Pecan St.
GoodOver: _Trib. to Wolf Creek
_500' S. of US 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 2015 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 52
F.A.S.01
GoodOver: TRAIL BRANCH
.2MI E CHILTON CO LF.A.S1, Bibb, AL
Built 1968 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 85
CHEROKEE #162
GoodOver: DRY BRANCH
0.2 MI W CO #45, Cherokee, AL
Built 1976 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 95
BRIDGEFIELD RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
300' W. WALL-TRIANA HWY, Madison, AL
Built 1996 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 110
COUNTY RT #3
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.8 MI EAST OF JCT SR 17, Pickens, AL
Built 1965 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 300
COUNSIL DR
GoodOver: Beaver Creek
0.1 MI FROM US 411, St. Clair, AL
Built 2002 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 450
N. ALSTON STREET
GoodOver: BRANCH OF WOLF CREEK
155' S. OF W. SECTION AV, Baldwin, AL
Built 2006 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 210
CO 28
GoodOver: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
2 MI E KENDALL C/R, Chambers, AL
Built 1994 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 280
SR 133
GoodOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
2.3 M N JCT SR133 & SR184, Colbert, AL
Built 2001 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 13,610
CR # 45
GoodOver: TATUM CREEK
0.56 MI N SR 22 W, Dallas, AL
Built 1970 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 400
STRINGFIELD RD
GoodOver: PINHOOK CREEK
STRINGFIELD * MARYMONT, Madison, AL
Built 1958 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 4,000
COUNTY ROAD 2204
GoodOver: LYNN MILL CREEK
SEC 3,T9N,R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1970 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 100
TIMBERLINE TRAIL
GoodOver: TIMBERLINE LAKE
TIMBERLINE SUBDIVISION, Shelby, AL
Built 2004 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 500
CR 52
GoodOver: WALKING TRAIL
0.7 MI WEST AL 261, Shelby, AL
Built 2009 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 8,500
EASTERN VALLEY RD
GoodOver: COOLEY CREEK
2.7 MI NE OF JCT ALA 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2010 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 800
CO.RD 29
GoodOver: NOLAND CREEK
WADSWORTH FARM, Autauga, AL
Built 1958 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 581
COUNTY ROAD 8
GoodOver: LITTLE JUDY CREEK
.7 MI WEST OF CO 23, Barbour, AL
Built 1973 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 150
RED MORRIS PKWY.
GoodOver: BRANCH
0.8 MI N. US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1997 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,000
US 72; SR 2
GoodOver: PAINT ROCK RIVER
4.2 MI E JCT US72 * SR65, Jackson, AL
Built 1985 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 8,961
CO RT 140
GoodOver: ESTILL FORK
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Built 2013 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 7
AVE "B"
GoodOver: NS RAILROAD
OPELIKA, Lee, AL
Built 1982 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 6,406
WYNGATE DR
GoodOver: LAKE
300 FT N OF OLD MARSH WAY, Montgomery, AL
Built 1997 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 150
CARPENTER MILL RD
GoodOver: CARPENTERS MILL CREEK
0.7 MI NW OF COUNTY 33, Barbour, AL
Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 200
F.A.S.17
GoodOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
2.7MI NW AL 25 MRVLRD, Bibb, AL
Built 1953 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 135
F.A.S.02
GoodOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
2.2 MI N.E.AL.82 LAJCT, Bibb, AL
Built 1958 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 135
OLD PIEDMONT GADSD
GoodOver: BRANCH
OLD PIEDMONT GADSDEN HWY, Calhoun, AL
Built 2011 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 102
CHEROKEE #41
GoodOver: CULSTIGH CREEK
4.0 MI NE JCT SR 35, Cherokee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 505
CO. RT. 19
GoodOver: HAMMER CREEK
3.71 MI.S.JCT.CO19*CO.2, Clarke, AL
Built 1964 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 225
ROUND HILL RD
GoodOver: STREAM
0.50 MI.E.CO RT 27, Clarke, AL
Built 1990 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 100
SHOAL CREEK-Bridge
GoodOver: SHOAL CREEK
SHOAL CREEK DISTRICT, Cleburne, AL
Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50
ROAD 540
GoodOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Cleburne, AL
Built 2009 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 15
CO. RT. 601
GoodOver: RAIL ROAD
CR 601, Cullman, AL
Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 120
CO. HWY. 33
GoodOver: ROBERTS CREEK
SEC 10 T-7-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1951 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 410
COUNTY ROAD 3
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC-3 T-7-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 723
DIXON BRIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
SEC 28 T7N R24E, Dale, AL
Built 1995 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 40
CO HWY 91
GoodOver: GULLY BRANCH
7 MI S OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 135
GARRETT RD
GoodOver: PINEY CREEK SLOUGH
SEC25 T4S R4W, Limestone, AL
Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 262
COTTON BELT ROAD
GoodOver: SUGAR CREEK RELIEF
SEC2T2SR6W, Limestone, AL
Built 1957 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 775
SWEET SPRINGS RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
SEC9 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL
Built 1960 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 640
RISON
GoodOver: DALLAS CREEK
RISON * MINOR, Madison, AL
Built 1970 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,500
BLAKE BOTTOM RD.
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
.1 MI. EAST OF JEFF RD., Madison, AL
Built 2014 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,802
AL-118
GoodOver: Mallard Creek
9 MI E JCT AL-253, Marion, AL
Built 1991 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,395
HIGHPOINT BLVD
GoodOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
0.9 MILES N. OF LOTT ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 2004 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,000
COUNTY ROUTE #185
GoodOver: KINCAIDE CREEK
1.9 MILE SO SR #82, Pickens, AL
Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 45
CR. 59
GoodOver: BRANCH
2 MI. NE OAKY STREAK CH., Butler, AL
Built 1991 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 220
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